pull the leg of

pull the leg of
verb
tell false information to for fun (Freq. 2)
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Are you pulling my leg?

Syn: ↑kid
Hypernyms:
gull, ↑dupe, ↑slang, ↑befool, ↑cod, ↑fool, ↑put on, ↑take in, ↑put one over, ↑put one across
Verb Frames:
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Somebody ——s somebody


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