pull someone's leg

pull someone's leg

is Julie really sick or is she just pulling my leg?

are we really getting a snowstorm, or are you pulling my leg?

Syn:
tease someone, make fun of someone, tease, joke, make fun, fool, jest, joke with someone, play a (practical) joke on someone, play a trick on someone, make a monkey out of someone, rag, pull the wool over someone's eyes; hoax someone, fool someone, deceive someone, lead someone on, hoodwink someone, dupe someone, beguile someone, gull someone; informal kid someone, have someone on, rib someone, take someone for a ride, put someone on

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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 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 someone's leg — ► pull someone s leg deceive someone playfully. Main Entry: ↑pull …   English terms 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 — 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 (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 — tv. to kid someone; to tease someone. □ They’re just pulling your leg. Relax! □ Stop it! I don’t believe you! You’re pulling my leg …   Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

  • pull someone's leg — deceive someone playfully; tease someone. → pull …   English new terms dictionary

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