pull out of the fire

== English == === Alternative forms === pull from the fire === Pronunciation === === Verb === pull out of the fire (third-person singular simple present pulls out of the fire, present participle pulling out of the fire, simple past and past participle pulled out of the fire) (transitive, idiomatic) To save from impending failure, destruction, or defeat. ==== Synonyms ==== redeem, rescue, save ==== Derived terms ==== pull someone's bacon out of the fire pull someone's chestnuts out of the fire pull someone's fat out of the fire ==== Translations ==== === References === “pull out of the fire”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.