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pull someone's leg
idiom informal
to try to persuade someone to believe something that is not true, as a joke: （指开玩笑时）哄骗（某人）
Is it really your car or are you pulling my leg?这真是你的汽车，还是你在骗我？
Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples
to tease someone
teaseThe boys teased her mercilessly on the playground.
jokeI've lost your passport. Only joking!
kidI'm sorry, I forgot to get you a birthday present. Just kidding!
pull someone's legIs that really your car or are you pulling my leg?
ribHis brothers were ribbing him about his new girlfriend.
make fun ofThe other children made fun of him because he wore glasses.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Teasing
chaff
joke
josh
kid
kiddingly
leg
only joking!idiom
rag
rag on someone
raillery
rib
ribbing
roast
spoof
standing joke
tease
teaser
teasingly
wind
wind something up
pull someone’s leg | American Dictionary
pull someone’s leg
idiom
infml to tell someone something that is not true as a way of joking with the person:
Stop pulling my leg – you didn’t have lunch with Bono!
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