pull someone's chestnuts out of the fire

英語（米国） (en-US) 英語（イギリス） (en-GB)

動詞

Synonym of pull someone's bacon out of the fire (“rescue someone, especially at the last moment”) / To do another person's difficult work.

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I hate to always ask you to pull someone's chestnuts out of the fire, but your help is the only reason the project met its deadline.

詳細

意味（1）

Synonym of pull someone's bacon out of the fire (“rescue someone, especially at the last moment”)

By now, however, it's unlikely that even this faithful retainer can once more pull Bush's chestnuts out of the fire.

詳細

意味（2）

To do another person's difficult work.

pulls someone's chestnuts out of the fire （ present singular third-person ）

pulling someone's chestnuts out of the fire （ participle present ）

pulled someone's chestnuts out of the fire （ participle past ）

pulled someone's chestnuts out of the fire （ past ）