pull the other leg

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Meanings:

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British EnglishIrelandAustraliainformalcolloquial
- To tease or joke with someone by telling them something untrue or implausible in order to provoke a reaction.
- To attempt to deceive someone in a playful or mocking manner, often prompting disbelief or the response 'you must be joking.'

Examples:

EN: yawn, pull the other leg...
HI: भाभी- ओके अब दूसरा भी खाली कर दो.
EN: And then pull the other leg forward.
HI: और दूसरे पैर को आगे मोड़ के रखे।
EN: Yeah right, Muscles, pull the other leg!
ES: Sí, claro, Músculos, ¡tira de la otra pierna!
ID: Ya benar, mari kita hajar mereka!
EN: pull the other leg, it's got bells.
ES: Y no te quedó otra que uno nuevo, claro.

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