pull the fat out of the fire

A form of pull out of the fire — To save from impending failure, destruction, or defeat.

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Meanings

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

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

  1. alternativeAlternative form of pull out of the fire.
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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