what do these phrases mean?
what do these phrases mean?
pull apart
pull together
come together
esp.when they are in one sentence.
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PULL APART
To move two or more things away from each other:
"Pull apart the ends of your shoelaces to undo the bow." [to open something]
"Pull them boys apart so that they don't start fighting." [to stop fighting]
"My machine stopped working. I had to pull it apart to see what was wrong with it." [to dismantle]
"Pull apart all of the evidence and you'll find who the real killer is."[to investigate]
PULL TOGETHER
"If we pull together we can get this done" [work together to achieve some goal]
"It's unmovable. Let's all pull together and see if we can shift it. [literally to pull]
COME TOGETHER
"All these parts come together to make that machine." [to assemble]
"We thought they were in a relationship because they came to the party together." [literally to come]
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Well .......there's a lot of possible meanings:
pull apart: to dismember or to separate something,
while pull together: to close things to each other such as sliding doors.
so pull together & pull apart can be the opposites of each other.
other possible meanings:
pull someone apart :is to separate people who are entangled / to cause someone grief (just like torn me apart)
the police pulled the fighting men apart.
or his sudden death had pulled me apart.
Pull together: to tidy things up / to arrange sth like a party / to cooperate as a team
my room is in a mess , i'll pull things together
or let's all pull together to win this match.
meanwhile, come together: to touch or to meet
we came together at cinema.
In one sentence , it may looks like:
Pull them apart, pull them together , or let them come together
separate them , close them ,or let them meet together
Hope that helped ;)
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