to pull sb's leg

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• pull someone's leg — If you pull someone s leg, you tease them, but not maliciously …   The small dictionary of idiomes

• Pull the other leg (it's got bells on)! — Pull the other leg/one (it s got bells on)! something that you say in order to tell someone that you do not believe what they have just said. Helen, going rock climbing? Pull the other one she can t even climb a ladder without feeling sick! …   New idioms dictionary

• pull someone's leg — ► pull someone s leg deceive someone playfully. Main Entry: ↑pull …   English terms dictionary

• pull someone's leg — pull (someone s) leg informal to tell someone something that is not true as a way of joking with them. Is he really angry with me or do you think he s just pulling my leg? (usually in continuous tenses) …   New idioms dictionary

• pull somebody's leg — pull sb s ˈleg idiom (informal) to play a joke on sb, usually by making them believe sth that is not true Main entry: ↑pullidiom …   Useful english dictionary

• pull someone's leg — verb subject to a playful hoax or joke • Syn: ↑hoax, ↑play a joke on • Derivationally related forms: ↑hoax (for: ↑hoax), ↑hoaxer (for: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• pull someone's leg —    If you pull someone s leg, you tease them, but not maliciously.   (Dorking School Dictionary)    ***    If you pull someone s leg, you tease them by telling them something that is not true.     Of course I m not going to buy a sports car. I… …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

• pull (someone's) leg —    If you pull somebody s leg, you tease them by telling them something that is not true.     Of course I m not going to buy a sports car. I was just pulling your leg! …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

• pull someone's leg — idi pull someone s leg to tease or deceive someone in fun …   From formal English to slang

• Pull someone's leg —   If you pull someone s leg, you tease them, but not maliciously …   Dictionary of English idioms

• pull one's leg — {v. phr.}, {informal} To get someone to accept a ridiculous story as true; fool someone with a humorous account of something; trick. * /For a moment, I actually believed that his wife had royal blood. Then I realized he was pulling my leg./ *… …   Dictionary of American idioms