| Subject | English | German |
| avunc. | pull sb.'s butt out of the fire | jds. Arsch retten (Andrey Truhachev) |
| fig. | pull out of the fire | etw. aus dem Feuer reißen |
| avunc. | pull sb.'s butt out of the fire Am. | jdm. den Arsch retten (Andrey Truhachev) |
| inf. | pull the chestnuts out of the fire | für jdn. die Kastanien aus dem Feuer holen |