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Does "We pull a little weight over at the school" mean "We have a little influence at the school"?
I cant find and meaning of "pull" or "pull over" in the dictionary that can go with "weight"
https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/defi...
Does "We pull a little weight over at the school" mean "We have a little influence at the school"?
I cant find and meaning of "pull" or "pull over" in the dictionary that can go with "weight"
https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/defi...
I cant find and meaning of "pull" or "pull over" in the dictionary that can go with "weight"
https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/defi...
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It would be better with more context though
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@Lee_D237 oh okay, In that context they mean that they have influence at the school. You were right initially
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What I was referring to was the phrase “pull your own weight” which means to do your part in making a contributing to something.
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