pull off

pull or pull out sharply

• “pluck the flowers off the bush”

cause to withdraw

• “We pulled this firm off the project because they overcharged”

be successful; achieve a goal

• “She succeeded in persuading us all”
• “I managed to carry the box upstairs”
• “She pulled it off, even though we never thought her capable of it”
• “The pianist negociated the difficult runs”

remove by drawing or pulling

• “She placed the tray down and drew off the cloth”
• “draw away the cloth that is covering the cheese”

designated paved area beside a main road where cars can stop temporarily

• “in England they call a rest area a lay-by”