Anonymous Posted 6 years ago
Grammar
Pulled over
He angrily pulled over a big bookcase.
Is "pulled over" appropriate to mean he forcibly tipped over the bookcase?
"Pushed over" seems more common to use, but if the bookcase is standing against a wall "pulled over" seems more logical to use, do you agree?
Top answer
anonymous Is "pulled over" appropriate to mean he forcibly tipped over the bookcase? No. Maybe "pulled down"
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anonymousIs "pulled over" appropriate to mean he forcibly tipped over the bookcase?
No. Maybe "pulled down"
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It's more natural to say, as you have, that He angrily forcibly tipped over the big bookcase.
do you agree?0