pulling someone's chestnuts out of the fire

A form of pull someone's chestnuts out of the fire — Synonym of pull someone's bacon out of the fire (“rescue someone, especially at the last moment”).

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of pull someone's chestnuts out of the fire
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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