Emotions & feelings
pull yourself out of
recover from a difficult emotional state
To pull yourself out of a bad mood or difficult emotional state is to take action that helps you recover from it.
Hear it in real life
How did you get through that awful week?
I talked to my sister, and she helped pull me out of a really low mood.
Going for a long walk helped me pull myself out of a bad mood.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: I pulled myself out from a bad mood.
Say: I pulled myself out of a bad mood.
Learners may replace the fixed “out of” pattern with “out from” when describing recovery from a state.
Build it
How it fits in a sentence.
pull yourself out of a bad mood; pull yourself out of depression
Your turn: say it out loud
Going for a long walk helped me pull myself out of a bad mood.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
pull yourself out of
recover from a difficult emotional state
“Going for a long walk helped me pull myself out of a bad mood.”
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