Pull off
Pull off verb - To carry through (as a process) to completion.
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Rule
Rule verb - To exercise authority or power over.
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Rule of Cool: When Eddie and his partner have to synchronize their actions to pull off a heist, do they use their wristwatches?
Source: Film / Hudson Hawk -
Partially justified in that the creators wanted him to be able to pull off stunts no actor could replicate in real life (see Rule of Animation Conservation below).
Source: Disney / Tarzan -
Obvious Rule Patch: While the Infinite Prevention System is useful, people were still able to find ways to pull off insanely damaging, even lethal, combos without triggering it.
Source: Video Game / Skullgirls
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