tease someone; to lead someone on; to goad someone into overreacting. It usually implies teasing or goading by jokingly lying.' name='description'> pull somebody's leg - definition and meaning
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pull somebody's leg

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  • verb idiomatic To tease someone; to lead someone on; to goad someone into overreacting. It usually implies teasing or goading by jokingly lying.

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  1. have a lend of someone
  2. yank someone’s chain

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