"from under" vs "under"

[Daemon99]

1) Mr.Bean pulls the guy's trousers from under the door.
2) Mr.Bean pulls the guy's trousers under the door.

Can some one please tell me which one of the sentences above is correct? If it's neither, what's the correct way of putting it?
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[Alan]

Hi,

'Under' on its own suggests the static position of something lower than something else. 'From under' suggests movement from the position lower than to somewhere else.

Alan
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[Daemon99]

But I heard this expression, "swam under the bridge" which I thought meant "swimming under the bridge from one side to another."
Is something wrong in my understanding?
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[Alan]

Hi,

Yes, I should have added 'from one side to the other' and not only 'static'. I was mainly trying to explain the sentences you quoted.

Alan
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