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Meanings of yanked around in English

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Usage of yanked around in English
1
Time passed-howmuch, she didn't know-butsuddenly she was being yanked around.
Ape House
2
Mack could hear papers being yanked around up in New York.
Ford county: stories
3
The boat was yanked around, nearly pitching Jondalar overboard.
The Valley of Horses
4
He was a fool, and he was yanked around and taken advantage of and used.
The Illustrated Man
5
She was yanked around, and found herself face-to-face with the Dargonesti who'd single-handedly defeated the chilkit.
The Dargonesti (Elves of the Sea)
6
I hate getting yanked around like that.
A fugitive truth: an emma fielding mystery
7
When your head gets yanked around, your brain does too, and it's nearly impossible to decouple the two.
Wired
8
I'm here earning the company's dollars, and I'm about tired of being yanked around to try spots that Grosman points out.
A Rip Van Winkle of the Kalahari, and Other Tales of South-West ...
9
"So you yanked around the rest of us just for Rex?"
Touching darkness
10
"I don't know about you, but I hate being yanked around on anyone's strings."
Imperfect Sword
11
"Speaking of being yanked around, have you been told the message the Dancers sent to us?"
Imperfect Sword
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