go on the pull

to go out and look for romance

TRANSLATION

to go on the pull = auf Männerfang (oder Frauenfang) gehen

STATISTICS

IN THE PRESS

"Most people tend to GO out ON THE PULL at say, a night club, where you can't hear what people are saying and then you end up not really knowing who you are meeting, so I don't think it can be any worse than that."

(Jon Ansell. BBC News - 6th June 2006)

Did you
know?

to go on the pull
verb phrase

- to go out actively searching for a partner with the intention of starting a romantic liaison.

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NOTE: Here are some other common phrases using "pull"

- to pull the plug = den Stecker ziehen [coll.] auch  [fig.]
- to pull the plug on sth. = einer Sache den Hahn zudrehen [coll.] [fig.]
- to pull out all the stops = alle Hebel in Bewegung setzen; alle Register ziehen
- to pull the rug out from under so. = jmdm. den Boden unter den Füßen wegziehen [fig.]
- to pull the strings = die Drähte ziehen; die Fäden in der Hand halten
- to pull the wool over so.'s eyes = jmdn. hinters Licht führen; jmdm. Sand in die Augen streuen; jmdm. ein X für ein U vormachen
- Pull the other one! = Erzähl mir keine Märchen!

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IMPRESS YOUR FRIENDS TODAY
say something like:

"Whenever I notice that someone is on the pull, I immediately make a reference to my partner"

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