🗓️ Idiom: Pull Together (v)
💬 Meaning
- Work as a team to solve a problem or complete a task
- Support each other in a difficult situation
🧠 Example Sentences
- When the deadline got moved up, the whole team had to pull together to finish on time.
- We pulled together during the product launch to handle all the last-minute issues.
- In a crisis, it’s important for everyone to pull together and stay focused.
🏛️ Origin
The idiom comes from the idea of people pulling something heavy as a group, like a rope or cart. If everyone pulls together, the task becomes easier. It now means cooperating and working as a team.
📝 Practice Exercises
1. Fill in the blank:
To meet the tight deadline, all departments must _______ and stay coordinated.
Answer
pull together
2. Choose the correct meaning of “pull together”:
A) Compete for recognition
B) Organize a meeting
C) Work as a team
Answer
C) Work as a team
3. Change the sentence using “pull together”:
“Everyone cooperated closely to deliver the project successfully.”
Answer
Everyone pulled together to deliver the project successfully.
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