"pull it out" meaning in English

See pull it out in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: pulls it out [present, singular, third-person], pulling it out [participle, present], pulled it out [participle, past], pulled it out [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} pull it out (third-person singular simple present pulls it out, present participle pulling it out, simple past and past participle pulled it out)
  1. To succeed at the last moment or after it previously seemed like a failure was probable.
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