Pull a stunt (on someone) In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "pull a stunt (on someone)", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

author Tonia Thai calendar 2021-10-04 11:10

Meaning of Pull a stunt (on someone)

Synonyms:

throw caution to the winds

Variants:

pull a trick (on someone)

Pull a stunt (on someone) verb phrase

To carry out something foolish or risky

I forbid you from pulling a stunt like that again.

If I know you pull a stunt like that again, I will punish you.

To carry out a trick

My friends pulled a stunt on me. It was just a fake snake.

Other phrases about:

(as) silly as a wheel

Very stupid, or silly

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A very offensive term used to describe an upper-class British man who is stupid or inexperienced

string someone along

To maintain someone's attention or to keep them waiting in a state of uncertainty. 

smell a rat
to doubt that something is untrue, unreliable or deceptive
not the full shilling

Stupid or crazy

Grammar and Usage of Pull a stunt (on someone)

Verb Forms

  • pulled a stunt on someone
  • pulling a stunt on someone
  • pulls a stunt on someone

The verb "pull" should be conjugated according to its tense. 

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