pull one's leg

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Englisch - Englisch
(deyim) Deceive someone playfully, hoax
fool, make fun of
pull somebody's leg
To tease someone; to lead someone on; to goad someone into overreacting. It usually implies teasing or goading by jokingly lying

I hadn't pulled Mrs. Barstow's leg for any of that stuff, she had just handed it to me on a platter, and that wasn't my fault.

pull someone's leg
(deyim) to make someone believe something that isn't true. -Have I really pass the exam? Or are you pulling my leg?
pull someone's leg
Subject to a playful hoax or joke(synonym) hoax, play a joke on
pull someone's leg
fool someone, make fun of someone
pull one's leg

    Türkische aussprache

    pûl wʌnz leg

    Aussprache

    /ˈpo͝ol ˈwənz ˈleg/ /ˈpʊl ˈwʌnz ˈlɛɡ/

    Etymologie

    [ 'pul also 'p&l ] (verb.) before 12th century. Middle English, from Old English pullian; akin to Middle Low German pulen to shell, cull.
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