pull someone's leg

动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To tease someone; to lead someone on; to goad someone into overreacting. It usually implies teasing or goading by jokingly lying. idiomatic
    — I hadn't pulled Mrs. Barstow's leg for any of that stuff, she had just handed it to me on a platter, and that wasn't my fault.
  2. To extract money from someone (by taking out a loan or by swindling). idiomatic,obsolete
    — I'm very glad to hear of his good fortune; but it's a deuced strange thing, for I saw him at the club last night and he never said a word of it. I'll pull his leg when I see him.

词形变化

pulls someone's leg present,singular,third-person pulling someone's leg participle,present pulled someone's leg participle,past pulled someone's leg past

词汇关系

衍生词
pull the other one, it's got bells on
相关词
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词源

The phrase from Scotland originally meant to make a fool of someone, often by cheating him. One theory is that it is derived from tripping someone by yanking or pulling his leg in order to make him stumble and look foolish.
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