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PHRASAL VERBS 378

 pull through

 (intr) recover from an illness; [ iyileşmek]

I think you will pull through soon.

 (tr) help sb to recover from; [iyileştirmek]

Finally a doctor could pull Bob through.
Only a powerful will to live could pull him through.

 (intr) survive (a crisis); [ batmaktan kurtulmak]

It was your financial help that caused me to pull through.

 (tr) help sb to survive (a crisis); [ batmaktan kurtarmak]

There is nothing to pull you through.
It was my money that pulled you through.

 pull to (tr)

 close (window, door, etc); [ kapatmak]

She went out without pulling the door to.

 pull to pieces (tr)

 separate the parts of (sth) by force; [parça parça etmek]

I am so angry that I can pull you to pieces.
A tiger can pull a roebuck to pieces in a matter of minutes.

 criticize severely (persons, theory, evidence, etc); [ (kişi, teori, delil vs’yi) şiddetli bir
şekilde eleştirmek]

One of the most distinguished scientists pulled my theory to pieces.
The lazy student was pulled to pieces by his teachers.

 pull up (intr or tr)

 (cause a vehicle to) come to a halt; [durdurmak, durmak]

The police pulled the car up and asked for my driving licence.
My father doesn’t pull up at the traffic lights.