pull your leg
/ˌpʊl jə ˈleɡ/INFORMAL · B2
日本語では近い表現
人を担ぐ
意味
to joke with someone by telling them something untrue
うそを言って人をからかう.
例文
- 1Tom said he'd been offered a part in a film, but I think he was pulling my leg.
- 2Don't worry, I'm only pulling your leg — the exam isn't until next week.
- 3You've won a free holiday to Spain? Are you pulling my leg?
- 4On the first of April, Mia pulled Dad's leg by saying school had closed for a month.
- 5I almost believed Ben's story about a snake in the office, until he laughed and admitted he was pulling my leg.
文法
pull は変化する:pulled、pulling。進行形がよく使われる。your はからかう相手に合わせて変える:my、his、Dad's。
「体」の他のイディオム
このテーマの20個とテストへ →20テーマ・400のイディオムを、忘れさせない復習と一緒に
ここではいくつかの質問だけ。アプリなら16の練習モード、日本語の近い表現、復習のタイミングを教えてくれる間隔反復があります。
