pull out of the fire

pull something out of the fire

1. Lit. to drag or take something out of a fire before it is consumed. The fire was too big, so he pulled a few logs out of the fire.

2. Fig. to rescue something; to save something just before it's too late. Can we rescue this project? Is there time to pull it out of the fire? There is no way we can pull this one out of the fire.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Fido	FIE-do (English)	Pet
Simone (1)	see-MON (French)	French, English
Fidelis	-	Late Roman
Bent (1)	BENT	Danish
FÉLicienne	-	French
Xavier	ZAY-vee-ər (English), ZAY-vyər (English), ig-ZAY-vee-ər (English), za-VYE (French), sha-VYER (Portuguese)	English, French, Portuguese, Catalan, Spanish (Archaic)