yank someone's chain

Meaning: (informal,idiomatic)Toteasesomeone; to lead someone on; togoadsomeone intooverreacting.Synonym:pull someone's legCoordinate term:get someone's goatNear-synonyms:poke,prod2006, James A. McKenna,Beyond Bluffs: Master the Mysteries of Poker,→ISBN, page198:So, be careful what you are paying attention to. If it looks like someone isyanking your chain, he or she probably is.2008, Tom Morrisey,In High Places,→ISBN, page198:“For the same reason you wereyanking my chainabout the double ropes,” I said. “You want to see if I'm going to be any help to you or a total idiot when it comes to this retail thing.”2012, Alison Fraser,His Mistress's Secret,→ISBN:It was so easy toyank his chain, Tiree smirked to herself, as she dialled Les's London flat.; Used other than figuratively or idiomatically:seeyank,‎chain.

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