pull the football

动词 v.

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To appear to make someone a promising offer, only to withdraw it to the detriment of the other party. US,colloquial
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词形变化

pulls the football present,singular,third-person pulling the football participle,present pulled the football participle,past pulled the football past pull the football away alternative yank the football alternative

词源

From a running gag in the American comic strip Peanuts by Charles Schulz. Typically, Lucy Van Pelt holds a football for Charlie Brown to kick, only to pull it away and cause him to fall over. The gag first appeared in the November 14, 1951 comic.
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