English Dictionary

pull out of the fire

verb

(transitive, idiomatic) To save from impending failure, destruction, or defeat.

He managed to pull out of the fire just in time.

意味（1）

(transitive, idiomatic) To save from impending failure, destruction, or defeat.

But there was another, keener reason why Pitcher Alexander wanted to pull this game out of the fire, which he proceeded to do by holding Philadelphia scoreless for four innings while his St. Louis clubmates made three more runs.