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PULL THE LEG OF

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Tell false information to for fun

Example:

Are you pulling my leg?

Synonyms:

kid; pull the leg of

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Hypernyms (to "pull the leg of" is one way to...):

befool; cod; dupe; fool; gull; put on; put one across; put one over; slang; take in (fool or hoax)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s somebody

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