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tug at someone or something
to pull at someone or something. Stop tugging at me! I'll talk to you in a minute. The dog tugged at my pants cuff. tug away (at something) to pull hard at something; to haul something. She tugged away at the rope, but the anchor would not budge. No matter how much she tugged away, it didn't move. See also: away forelock-tugging (British) showing too much respect towards someone who is in a high position As the General marched in, the collective forelock-tugging began. tear/tug at your heartstrings also tear/tug at the heartstrings if something or someone tugs at your heartstrings, they make you feel strong love or sympathy It's the story of a lost child - guaranteed to tug at the heartstrings. See also: heartstring, tear tug at your heartstrings also pull on your heartstrings to cause strong feelings of affection or sympathy He looked into his son's smiling eyes and felt a tug on his heartstrings. Usage notes: sometimes used with other verbs: The stories he told plucked at your heartstrings. See also: heartstring Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Helping adult men “re-grow” foreskin by the use of his handy-dandy TLC Tugger devices; he’s sold 10,000 of the little rascals in the United States, and several hundred in New York. Danny Beiruti did that quite amusingly as the star-struck Rum Tum Tugger. These include: * New sloped-line escape systems to replace the aging and often unsafe Geronimo escape system; * Man rated tuggers (winch lines) and/or new load limiters that can be used to safely raise workers to difficult access areas on the derrick; * Rig Floor/Deck Horizontal Lifeline Systems to be used during rig up and down while guardrails are removed; and * Trauma suspension systems and high angle rescue products for use post-fall arrest. |
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