pull away the shoulder

== English == === Etymology === From the Bible, Zechariah 7:11 KJV: "But they refused to hearken, and pulled away the shoulder, and stopped their ears, that they should not hear." === Verb === pull away the shoulder (third-person singular simple present pulls away the shoulder, present participle pulling away the shoulder, simple past and past participle pulled away the shoulder) To turn away, refusing to listen.