pull someone's chestnuts out of the fire
English
Etymology 1
Verb
pull someone's chestnuts out of the fire
- Alternative form of pull someone's bacon out of the fire
- 2006 Oct. 9, Jacob Heilbrunn, "‘Work Hard, Study ... and Keep Out of Politics!’" (book review), New York Times (retrieved 23 Oct 2011):
- By now, however, it's unlikely that even this faithful retainer can once more pull Bush's chestnuts out of the fire.
- 2006 Oct. 9, Jacob Heilbrunn, "‘Work Hard, Study ... and Keep Out of Politics!’" (book review), New York Times (retrieved 23 Oct 2011):
Etymology 2
A reference to The Monkey and the Cat.
Verb
pull someone's chestnuts out of the fire
- (idiomatic) To do another person's difficult work.
Translations
do someone's difficult work
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