The general pulled the teeth of the rebel army by blocking its ammunition supply line.
The student government council was so irresponsible that the principal pulled its teeth.
Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". Оригинал: A.Маккей, М.Т.Боткер, Дж.И.Гейтс. 1997.
pull one's teeth — {v. phr.} To take power away from; make powerless. * /The general pulled the teeth of the rebel army by blocking its ammunition supply line./ * /The student government council was so irresponsible that the principal pulled its teeth./ … Dictionary of American idioms
pull one's teeth — {v. phr.} To take power away from; make powerless. * /The general pulled the teeth of the rebel army by blocking its ammunition supply line./ * /The student government council was so irresponsible that the principal pulled its teeth./ … Dictionary of American idioms
pull one's teeth — phrasal : to deprive one of weapons : render one harmless or defenseless … Useful english dictionary
teeth — /tiθ / (say teeth) plural noun 1. plural of tooth. 2. the punitive sections of a legislation, ruling, etc., meant to ensure its enforcement: give a regulation teeth. –phrase 3. be fed (up) to the (back) teeth with, Colloquial to be heartily sick… …
pull — {{11}}pull (n.) personal or private influence, 1889, Amer.Eng., from PULL (Cf. pull) (v.). {{12}}pull (v.) O.E. pullian to pluck or draw out, of unknown origin, perhaps related to Low Ger. pulen remove the shell or husk. Original sense preserved… … Etymology dictionary
pull — pull1 W1S1 [pul] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(move something towards you)¦ 2¦(remove)¦ 3¦(make something follow you)¦ 4¦(take something out)¦ 5¦(clothing)¦ 6¦(move your body)¦ 7¦(muscle)¦ 8 pull strings 9 pull the/somebody s strings … Dictionary of contemporary English
pull — [[t]p ʊl[/t]] ♦♦ pulls, pulling, pulled 1) VERB When you pull something, you hold it firmly and use force in order to move it towards you or away from its previous position. [V n with adv] They have pulled out patients teeth unnecessarily... [V n … English dictionary
List of One Piece episodes (season 1) — The first volume of the first season DVD compilations released in Japan by Toei Animation The first season of the One Piece anime series was produced by Toei Animation, and directed by Konosuke Uda. The season is adapted from the first eleven… … Wikipedia
List of One Piece episodes (season 9) — The cover of the first DVD compilation released by Toei Animation of the ninth season The ninth season of the One Piece anime series was directed by Kōnosuke Uda and produced by Toei Animation. Like the rest of the series, it follows the… … Wikipedia
Sam & Max Season One — Sam Max : Sauvez le monde Sam Max Saison 1 Sauvez le monde Éditeur Achat en ligne (Internet) … Wikipédia en Français
