pull your leg

المعنى

to joke with someone by telling them something untrue

ممازحة شخص بإخباره بشيء غير صحيح.

أمثلة

1. 1Tom said he'd been offered a part in a film, but I think he was pulling my leg.
2. 2Don't worry, I'm only pulling your leg — the exam isn't until next week.
3. 3You've won a free holiday to Spain? Are you pulling my leg?
4. 4On the first of April, Mia pulled Dad's leg by saying school had closed for a month.
5. 5I almost believed Ben's story about a snake in the office, until he laughed and admitted he was pulling my leg.

القواعد

يتغير pull: pulled، pulling؛ والصيغة المستمرة شائعة. تتغير your لتشير إلى الشخص: my، his، Dad's.