pull out

pull out idiom
  1. Leave, depart, as in The bus pulled out at noon. [Mid-1800s]
  2. Withdraw from an undertaking, as in After the crash many investors pulled out of the market. [Late 1800s]

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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