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Fri 25 Mar, 2011 08:36 am
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Pulling an All-Nighter Can Bring on Euphoria and Risky Behavior
A sleepless night can make us cranky and moody. But a lesser known side effect of sleep deprivation is short-term euphoria, which can potentially lead to poor ... > full story
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It means to carry out something. It is more common in stock phrases, such as "pulling an all-nighter," but in those phrases, it means to carry out or to emulate. "He was pulling a Woody Allen on us," for example, would mean that the subject was emulating the comedian and film-maker Woody Allen in a stereotypic manner.
@Setanta,
In Britain, "pulling a sickie" means "phoning your employer to (falsely) report that you are sick, in order to get a day off". "Pulling a fast one" means "attempting or carrying out a deceitful trick".
And "pulling an all-nighter" just means going all night without sleep, usually at work, or at the computer, or for some social reason (party etc).
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