I thought he really won the lottery but he was only pulling my chain. [=he was only playing a joke on me]
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
yank (someone's) chain — pull/yank (someone s) chain American & Australian, informal to say or do something that upsets another person, especially because you enjoy upsetting them. Boy, she really knows how to pull your chain! … New idioms dictionary
yank someone’s chain — AND pull someone’s chain tv. to harass someone; to give someone a hard time. (As if one were a dog wearing a choker collar, on a leash.) □ Stop yanking my chain! □ Do you really think you can just pull my chain whenever you want? … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
pull (someone's) chain — pull/yank (someone s) chain American & Australian, informal to say or do something that upsets another person, especially because you enjoy upsetting them. Boy, she really knows how to pull your chain! … New idioms dictionary
pull someone's chain — pull (or yank) someone s chain informal tease someone, typically by leading them to believe something untrue … Useful english dictionary
pull someone’s chain — Go to yank someone’s chain … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
pull — 1. verb 1) he pulled the box toward him Syn: tug, haul, drag, draw, tow, heave, lug, jerk, wrench; informal yank Ant: push 2) he pulled the bad tooth out Syn … Thesaurus of popular words
tease — verb Larry s dentist is the dork he used to tease in sixth grade Syn: make fun of, poke fun at, laugh at, guy, make a monkey (out) of; taunt, bait, goad, pick on; deride, mock, ridicule; informal rib, josh, pull/yank someone s chain, razz … Thesaurus of popular words
kid — I noun, informal they have three kids Syn: child, youngster, little one, baby, toddler, tot, infant, boy/girl, young person, minor, juvenile, adolescent, teenager, youth, stripling; offspring … Thesaurus of popular words
joke — 1. noun 1) they were telling jokes Syn: funny story, jest, witticism, quip; pun, play on words; informal gag, wisecrack, crack, one liner, rib tickler, knee slapper, thigh slapper, punch line, groaner 2) playing stupid … Thesaurus of popular words
jest — 1. verb I think he s jesting Syn: fool around, play a practical joke, tease, kid, pull someone s leg, pull/jerk/yank someone s chain, have someone on; fun; joke, quip, gag, tell jokes, crack jokes; informal wisecrack 2. noun jests were bandied… … Thesaurus of popular words
