[pull up] {v.} 1. To check the forward motion of; halt; […]

[pull up one's socks] {v. phr.} To try to do better, […]

[pull up short] {v. phr.} To suddenly stop. * /He pulled […]

[pull up stakes] {v. phr.}, {informal} To leave the place where […]

[punt] {v.} 1. To gamble, wager or take a chance. 2. […]

[push around] {v.}, {informal} To be bossy with; bully. * /Don't […]

[push off] or [shove off] {v.} 1. To push a boat […]

[push on] {v. phr.} To press forward; proceed forward laboriously. * […]

[push over] {v. phr.} To upset; overthrow. * /She is standing […]

[push the panic button] {v. phr.}, {slang} To become very much […]