pull oneself together
To become calm after being excited or disturbed; recover self-command; control yourself.
It had been a disturbing moment, but he was able to pull himself together.
pull out all the stops
Сделать все возможное, чтобы достичь цели.
The organizers pulled out all the stops for the centennial meeting.
Организатор потянул за все нити, чтобы организовать столетний юбилей.
pull the plug on
To expose (someone's) activities.
Ставить под удар чью-либо деятельность, активность.
The citizens' committee pulled the plug on the mayor, and he lost his election.
There were so few enrolments that the school decided to pull the plug on the yoga class.
Было так мало заявок, что школа решила прекратить финансирование класса йоги.
The mayor was doing a fine job until the treasurer pulled the plug on him.
Мэр прекрасно работал на своем посту, пока казначей не прекратил поддержку.
pull the rug out from under
To withdraw support unexpectedly from; to spoil the plans of.
Bill thought he would be elected, but his friends pulled the rug out from under him and voted for Vin.
We were planning a vacation, but the baby's illness pulled the rug out from under us.
pull the wool over one's eyes
To fool someone into thinking well of you; deceive.
The businessman had pulled the wool over his partner's eyes about their financial position.
Bob tried to pull the wool over his teacher's eyes, but she was too smart for him.
pull together
To join your efforts with those of others; work on a task together; cooperate.
Many men must pull together if a large business is to succeed.
Tim was a good football captain because he always got his teammates to pull together.
To gather, to collect (information).
The reporter pulled together information from several sources in preparing the newspaper article.
To gain control of one’s emotions.
Mr. Simpson was so frightened when he heard footsteps behind him on the lonely, dark street that it took several minutes to pull himself together.
pure as the driven snow
Как первый снег; чистый и целомудренный
Robert was notoriously promiscuous, but tried to convince all his girlfriends that he was pure as the driven snow.
Роберт был скандально известен своими похождениями, но пытался убедить свою девушку, что он невинен как младенец.
push the panic button
hit the panic button
To become very much frightened; nervous or excited, especially at a time of danger or worry.
John thought he saw a ghost and pushed the panic button.
Keep cool; don't hit the panic button!