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# pulling your leg

idiom (verb phrase: pull someone's leg, pulling your leg, pulled my leg)

«pulling your leg» in the English dictionary: in the primary school — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## In the primary school

Source: Mova's pupils' dictionary. Licence: [Elamur Cosmic License](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/docs/LICENSE/). Reviewed: the dictionary the pupils of Mova's primary school read; its examples quote the lessons and public-domain tales. Ships with Mova.

### Meaning

(euphemism, everyday) joking; telling you something untrue for fun; teasing you.

### In the lessons

People say it to show a statement was a joke, not a lie meant to hurt. Everyday register, all English-speaking countries.

### Examples

- Don't worry, I'm just pulling your leg!
- Are you pulling my leg?
- He was pulling her leg about the spider in her bag.
- Grandad loves pulling our legs.
- The teacher said there'd be a test — she was pulling our leg.
- Stop pulling my leg and tell me the truth.

### Note

It is not about real legs. It means a harmless joke. Plain words: joking, teasing.