VASKON Nov 21, 2016:

@The Misha After all, you were partly right talking on the frequency (still your search results need to be filtered, and bring IN is not that). I checked a native source on strategy and there were "to bring up" and "to draw up" the reserves. "Pull up" I guess might be used, but it also has a different friquently used colloquial meaning - I put a new note in my answer about that.
Thanks

VASKON Nov 20, 2016:

Whatever a wrong plot in a statistic investigation means for you, maybe nothing, if you try to use the statistics, it would be useful to understand how it works, at least to check your results. Just to avoid the discoveries like "the mean temperature at the hospital." Even perfect grammar and spelling will not help here. Sure, I am not dissapointed that you remain convinced that "bring IN reserves" means to move them up closer to the main units, that's your private right. And sorry for my bad effects on your organism.

The Misha Nov 20, 2016:

Absolutely, Sofia Stretching isn't good. I can imagine speaking of reserves, or better yet resources being stretched thin, but that's not what we are discussing here.

Sofia Gutkin Nov 20, 2016:

@The Misha I agree with your point, I was simply trying to explain to the Asker why stretching is completely wrong in this case. I'm not sure that _any_ of the options sound 100% right.

The Misha Nov 20, 2016:

Whatever "statistics with a wrong plot" means, by all means do as you see fit, and so will I. You will excuse me, I am sure, if I remain unconvinced. Bad spelling and grammar tend to have that effect on me. Totally my bad, no questions about it.

VASKON Nov 20, 2016:

Dear The Misha,
this is a true example of using statistics with a wrong plot.
Bringing IN the reserves - no doubt your inquery is true, but this only means that the phrase is more friquently used. For what reason?
Because, it has a different meaning. To "bring IN the reserves" means to engage them, to attract, to use. If you read the very first example of your own search, you'll find that that's true - an article of engaging volanteers by the local police.
In Russian подтягивать резервы is also much less friquent than вводить or использовать резервы.
And I say nothing of National parks - заповедниках, and 7 more meanings of bring IN which have nothing to do with military topic))

The Misha Nov 20, 2016:

Lies, damn lies and a bit of statistics Out of curiosity and having a few minutes to spare this morning, I did a bit of googling, and here's what the tide brought:

"moving up the reserves" - all of 9(!) hits, half of them from India or from "Marxist-Leninist Translations" (eeew!)
https://www.google.com/search?q=move up reserves&ie=utf-8&oe...

"pulling up the reserves" - 3 hits, of which only one seems to be from an authentic English-speaking source (Australia)
https://www.google.com/search?q=move up reserves&ie=utf-8&oe...

"bringing up the reserves" - 64K hits, most of them seemingly solid
https://www.google.com/search?q=move up reserves&ie=utf-8&oe...

"bringing IN the reserves" - 168K hits
https://www.google.com/search?q=move up reserves&ie=utf-8&oe...

Is Google trying to tell us something?

The Misha Nov 20, 2016:

Pulling up pants is perfectly fine Reserves, I am not so sure about.

Sofia Gutkin Nov 20, 2016:

Indeed The word подтягивать is quite far in meaning from тянуть (stretch). You can "подтягивать штаны" - pull up your pants, etc.

sparta1978 Nov 20, 2016:

@Michael both "move up" and "pull up" work.

"stretching reserves" does not.