“Pull someone’s leg”
التعريف
To joke or trick someone playfully.
أمثلة
Examples
“I was just pulling your leg!”
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ابدأ التحدثUse this idiom in context
Rewrite this example in plain English without the idiom. Preserve who is speaking, the time and the meaning.
I was just pulling your leg!Compare with the original example
I was just pulling your leg!
Write a two-line conversation using “Pull someone’s leg”. Make the situation clear enough that a reader can infer the meaning. Then replace the idiom with a plain-English explanation: does your conversation still mean the same thing?
Check the expression in a dictionaryالأسئلة المتكررة
- What does "Pull someone’s leg" mean?
- "Pull someone’s leg" means to joke or trick someone playfully.
- How do you use "Pull someone’s leg" in a sentence?
- Example: "I was just pulling your leg!"
- Should I interpret "Pull someone’s leg" word for word?
- Understand the expression as a whole. Use the definition and example to learn its meaning rather than translating each word separately.