English
Verb
to pull a ... (pulled a ..., pulling a ...) [followed by a name]
- informal idiom to emulate a behaviour generally attributed to the individual named
#*He pulled an Elvis and got really fat.
Usage notes
Can either refer to the actions of a famous person, real or fictitious, that would be understood by most anyone, or to the actions of an individual known by the speaker and his audience. If "Jane Doe" is known for making false entries in Wiktionary, you could say: I got reprimanded for pulling a Jane Doe.
See also
do a|do a...
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