Phrase
pulling someone's leg
verb
戏弄某人,引诱其上当,或挑逗其作出过度反应；通常指以开玩笑的方式说谎来戏弄。
pulling someone's leg is the present participle of pull someone's leg.
- 1.
To tease someone; to lead someone on; to goad someone into overreacting. It usually implies teasing or goading by jokingly lying.
戏弄某人,引诱其上当,或挑逗其作出过度反应；通常指以开玩笑的方式说谎来戏弄。
愚弄；耍弄
Connections
Word family
- pulls someone's leg
- third person singular
- pulled someone's leg
- past, past participle
- pulling someone's leg
- present participle
Learner notes
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