pull it off

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effect v.
hack it v.

VERB

effect

Synonyms

STRONGEST

achieve bring about enact enforce implement realize

STRONG

actualize actuate begin buy cause complete conceive conclude consummate create effectuate execute follow through fulfill generate induce initiate invoke make perform procure produce render secure sell unzip yield

WEAK

bring off bring on carry through do a number do one's thing do the job do the trick do to a T draw on get across get to give rise to make it make waves put across turn out turn the trick

Antonyms

STRONGEST

fail halt hinder lose neglect stop

STRONG

close deny destroy disallow discourage end finish forget give up ignore miss prevent refuse ruin veto

WEAK

overlook

VERB

hack it

Synonyms

WEAK

accomplish avail be successful bring home the bacon carry off come out on top come through cut it cut the mustard deliver the goods get to the top hit the mark make a go of it make it make the cut make the grade prevail score win

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pull it off

Don’t you want to know if Cruise can pull it off?

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 7, 2026

Other analysts are skeptical he can pull it off, and many don’t think he’ll even try.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 27, 2026

"Everyone thought she could pull it off because she's smart and funny, but a chat show with multiple guests is very difficult to handle," the Telegraph's arts and entertainment editor, Anita Singh, tells BBC News.

From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026

He saw “The Godfather Part II,” and he knows he could pull it off, unlike those losers JFK and Michael Corleone.

From Salon ● Jun. 23, 2026

Andeg managed to pull it off with his clever beak.

From "The Birchbark House" by Louise Erdrich

pull it off

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