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Meaning of pull the pin | Babel Free

Verb CEFR C1

Definitions

To opt out; to withdraw; to resign.

colloquial

Examples

“He intended to become⟳ Castle Rock's Head Selectman when Steve Frazier finally pulled the pin, and after six or seven years of that, he intended to stand⟳ for the State House of Representatives.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

pull the plug pull the reins in on someone pull the reins in on something pull the rug out from under pull the shutters down pull the string

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