idiom (phrasal verb) · informal

pull off

UK/pʊl ˈɒf/US/pʊl ˈɔːf/PULL·off

speaking

to succeed in doing something difficult or unexpected

Examples

They pulled off the impossible rescue despite bad weather.

No one believed she could finish on time, but she pulled it off.

The students pulled off a great presentation with very little preparation.

Band 8 sentence

Despite having only three days to prepare, the team pulled off an impressive simulation that impressed the assessors.

Collocations

  • pull off a stunt / a surprise / a deal
  • pull off successfully

Word family

pull off (sth) verbpulled off verb (past)pulling off verb (gerund)

Common mistakes

pull off = kéo rapull off = thành công làm (điều khó)

to pull off something → to make off somethingto pull off something

I'm pulling off the exam nowI'm pulling off the trick / I pulled off the exam task

Say it for a higher band

5succeed6manage to do7+pull off

Synonyms

succeed

manage to do

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