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Hi,

What does ' pull your reputation from the flames' mean in the following passage from Dog's Life?

In my estimation it's tough to stake your claim
In a world full of torments and lies
You can't pull your reputation from the flames
And you can't squeeze love from a dog's life


Does 'flames' here mean ' a strong powerful feeling' or 'angry offensive email'?

And, 'pull your reputation from something' , does 'pull' mean to 'remove from' or 'draw something toward you'?

What does the sentence mean anyway?

Thank you very much for your help!

[pugachevV]

If you pull something out of the fire, you save it.
If you can't pull your reputation from the flames - you can't save it.