December 13, 2010

Idiom: pull (someone's) leg

"pull (someone's) leg"

Meaning: tease someone by trying to make her/him believe something that's exaggerated or untrue

Example: Don't believe anything that Mike has said. He could be pulling your leg.


Last week's idioms:
get (one's) wires crossed
have/has ('ve/'s) got
in time
a low blow
nuts