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)
(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"
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"
