Wind it like a watch with a key that's stored underneath the barrel, and when it's 'fully loaded' use your thumb to pull back the safety lever. Then squeeze the trigger.
For instance, highly leveraged investment Banks lend more when credit is easy and pull back faster in the crash.
I pull back the sheet - more of them. They are swarming over the pillow.
Then pull back hair into a low ponytail.
The consumers will hunker down further and pull back spending, sending the economy into a tailspin.
Israel eventually will have to pull back to the 1967 borders and dismantle many of the settlements on the Palestinian side, no matter how loudly its ultra-religious parties protest.
As RECENTLY as a month ago, there were still hopes that America and Europe might just pull back from the precipice of a recession.