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pull the other leg

pull the other leg verb: in imperative/precative form, used to imply that the speaker does not accept or believe what another has just said.

Verb

pull the other leg (third-person singular simple present pulls the other leg, present participle pulling the other leg, simple past and past participle pulled the other leg)

  1. (idiomatic) In imperative/precative form, used to imply that the speaker does not accept or believe what another has just said.

Synonyms of pull the other leg

Forms of pull the other leg

third-person singular presentpulls the other leg
present participlepulling the other leg
past participlepulled the other leg
pastpulled the other leg

Questions about pull the other leg

What does pull the other leg mean?
Pull the other leg means in imperative/precative form, used to imply that the speaker does not accept or believe what another has just said.
What part of speech is pull the other leg?
Pull the other leg is a verb.
What is the past tense of pull the other leg?
The past tense of pull the other leg is pulled the other leg.

Words near pull the other leg in the dictionary

  1. pull the fire alarm
  2. pull the football
  3. pull the ladder up after oneself
  4. pull the ladder up behind oneself
  5. pull the long bow
  6. pull the other leg
  7. pull the other one
  8. pull the other one, it's got bells on
  9. pull the other one, it's got brass bells on
  10. pull the pin
  11. pull the plug

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