pull out of the fire

And if a Lehane idea flops, there’s always another client willing to write him a check, another fight to fight, another story to spin or another culprit to pull out of the fire — or better yet, to push in.

“We had a lot of power-play opportunities, and when you get a lot of power-play opportunities and don’t capi­tal­ize as much as you should, it’s one of those games they can pull out of the fire.”

It was not clear how many men Rommel had been able to pull out of the fire.