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Pull askew

/pull askew/  ยท  pronounced with confidence

Principal meanings
EnglishMeaning
Pull askew vtr phrasal, archaic 1. To advance somebody in despair.
The landlord threatened to pull askew the whole building.
Pull askew vtr phrasal, archaic 2. To illustrate somebody reiteratedly.
If you pull askew the printer one more time, it will quit.