pull away

pull away idiom
  1. Move away or withdraw, as in The car pulled away from the curb. [Mid-1900s]
  2. Move ahead or forward, as in His horse pulled away and took the lead.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. Copyright © 2003, 1997 by The Christine Ammer 1992 Trust. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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