pull down

pull down idiom
  1. Demolish, destroy, as in They pulled down several old office buildings downtown. [Early 1500s]
  2. Lower, reduce; also, depress in health or spirits. For example, The bumper wheat crop is bound to pull down prices, or The flu really pulled him down. [Late 1500s]
  3. Draw as wages, as in He pulled down a hefty salary. [Colloquial; early 1900s]

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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