pull up a floor

English

Etymology

From pull up a chair.

Pronunciation

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Verb

pull up a floor (third-person singular simple present pulls up a floor, present participle pulling up a floor, simple past and past participle pulled up a floor)

  2. (humorous, chiefly imperative) To sit down on a floor.
    Coordinate term: pull up a chair
    We don't have any chairs in this room, but you're welcome to pull up a floor if you'd like!
  4. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see pull,‎ up,‎ a,‎ floor: for example, remove flooring during renovation.
    They never know what they'll find when they pull up a floor; sometimes they find pristine hardwood underneath some old linoleum.

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