Pulling the ball away

Making a promise you have no intention of keeping and yet your victim continuously trusts you to. Originally a gag from the Peanuts comics by Charles Schulz where Lucy van Pelt would encourage Charlie Brown to kick a football she would hold, promising not to pull away and old Chuck always falling for it.

Putin is constantly pulling the ball away with Ukraine over these talks of ceasefire so civilians can evacuate.

by Kanna-Chan March 6, 2022

pulling off a LYLE

Stopping trying hard after winning so many times consecutively in a competitive scene, be it esports or normal sports, knowing that no one will pass that record. This phrase comes from an MMORPG game guild that has done the same.

I'll be such a good player that I'll be pulling off a LYLE in the middle of my carrier.

by Oltann April 15, 2017

Pulling a Logan

Doing your intrusive thought but making a “mess” on accident

“Yeah was she pulling a logan and broke her arm

by Bobfincklehimer September 1, 2022

Pulling A Lydia

In which a female is sitting on the edge of a ski lift and falls, plummeting to the ground and possibly injuring oneself

"Dayummmm! Did you see that? She was just pulling a Lydia!"

by BetterThanY'all March 22, 2017

to pull a kathryn

Laughing uncontrollably at anything and everything until you fall down. And loving ken and math

Omg she laughs at everything. She's trying to pull a Kathryn

by Slowny January 15, 2017

pull a hoke

1. Verb- To have a joke go way over your head

2. Verb- To laugh so hard after understanding the joke you lean on your side

I can't even chill with him because if I do he'll pull a hoke on me

by murderleg August 15, 2016

Pulling a Jordan

Suddenly and abruptly blocking and dropping all communication with a large group of friends with little to no explanation.

I can’t believe Cristian is Pulling a Jordan on us!

by aaronvark September 3, 2025