English Dictionary

pull someone's chestnuts out of the fire

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.

日本語の意味

（他人の厄介な問題や難局から）最後の瞬間に助け出すこと、または困難な仕事を代わりに行うこと

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.

いつも誰かを土壇場で救ってもらってばかりで申し訳ないけれど、あなたの助けがなければこのプロジェクトは締め切りに間に合わなかった。

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.

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 ）