Pull The Leg Of (Verb)
Meaning
Tell false information to for fun; "Are you pulling my leg?".
Classification
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.
Examples
- When I told him I won the lottery he looked shocked until I admitted I was pulling his leg.
- Stop pulling my leg, that's never going to happen in real life.
- My friend likes to pull people's legs by telling outrageous stories on April Fools' Day.
- My sibling was pulling my leg when he said he'd trade his Xbox for my old toy.
- After a few minutes of intense seriousness, he finally cracked a smile and confessed he was pulling our legs.