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 #2 (permalink) Thu Sep 13, 2007 22:37 pm expression "pull assault" |
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| KLPNO wrote: |
Hi everyone,
I'd like to ask a question about the expression 'pull assault.'
The situation is as follows:
(Two soldiers talking)
- So what you in for?
- I pulled assault.
What does the phrase imply? Did he hit somebody? Or did he threaten to hit somebody? Or did he just offend somebody? |
In that context, it seems like he got in trouble with the law for assaulting someone. When he went before the judge, the judge gave him a choice of doing jail time or joining the military (which, yes -- this still happens).
Now, another use of pull and its various forms is to say that you were selected for something or it was your turn for something. ("Man, I pulled latrine duty again." means "I really do not like the fact that I was selected to clean the bathroom again.") Pull can also mean that you performed an assigned task. ("I pulled guard duty last night" means "I performed guard duty last night") |
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Auldglory
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| #3 (permalink) Thu Sep 13, 2007 23:04 pm expression "pull assault" |
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| Thank you very much, auldglory. |
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 Klpno
I'm here quite often ;-)
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| #4 (permalink) Thu Sep 13, 2007 23:19 pm expression "pull assault" |
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| Any time. |
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Auldglory
I'm new here and I like it ;-)
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| Expression: "Meat is ... in the basin." | Timing and timings |
