pull someone’s leg

pull someone's leg

Meaning

deceive someone playfully; tease someone.

Examples

“getting married—are you pulling my leg?”

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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

What does the idiom ‘pull someone’s leg’ mean?

The idiom pull someone’s leg means “to deal with a difficult situation without being harmed or damaged”

How do you use ‘pull someone’s leg’ in a sentence?

Example usage of idiom ‘pull someone’s leg’: Newspapers have weathered the storm of online information by providing news online themselves.

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