pull your leg

뜻

to joke with someone by telling them something untrue

사실이 아닌 말로 남을 놀리다.

예문

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.

문법

pull은 형태가 바뀐다: pulled, pulling. 진행형으로 흔히 쓴다. your는 놀림을 받는 사람에 따라 my, his, Dad's 등으로 바뀐다.