the long pull

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• long\ pull — • long haul • long pull noun informal 1. A long distance or trip. It is a long haul to drive across the country. Contrast: short haul 2. A long length of time during which work continues or something is done; a long time of trying. A boy crippled …   Словарь американских идиом

• pull the long bow — To lie or boast inordinately • • • Main Entry: ↑pull …   Useful english dictionary

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• long pull — See: LONG HAUL. [long shot] {n.} 1. A bet or other risk taken though not likely to succeed. * /The horse was a long shot, but it came in and paid well./ * /Jones was a long shot for mayor./ * /The business long shot that succeeds often pays… …   Dictionary of American idioms

• long pull — See: LONG HAUL. [long shot] {n.} 1. A bet or other risk taken though not likely to succeed. * /The horse was a long shot, but it came in and paid well./ * /Jones was a long shot for mayor./ * /The business long shot that succeeds often pays… …   Dictionary of American idioms

• draw the long bow —    to boast or exaggerate    The longer the bow, the further the potential range. Also as pull the long bow:     ... draw the long bow better now than ever. (Byron, 1824, of boasting)     You will say, Ah, here s Flashy pulling the long bow, but… …   How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms