pull someone's fat out of the fire

A form of pull someone's bacon out of the fire — Synonym of save someone's life (in all senses).

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Meanings

verbpull someone's fat out of the fire (third-person singular simple present pulls someone's fat out of the fire, present participle pulling someone's fat out of the fire, simple past and past participle pulled someone's fat out of the fire)

present singular third person pulls someone's fat out of the fire · participle present pulling someone's fat out of the fire · participle past pulled someone's fat out of the fire · past pulled someone's fat out of the fire

  1. alternativeAlternative form of pull someone's bacon out of the fire.
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APA

pull someone's fat out of the fire. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pull%20someone's%20fat%20out%20of%20the%20fire

MLA

“pull someone's fat out of the fire.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pull%20someone's%20fat%20out%20of%20the%20fire. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pull someone's fat out of the fire,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pull%20someone's%20fat%20out%20of%20the%20fire.

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