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pulled the other leg

pulled the other leg is the simple past and past participle of pull the other leg.

Meaning of pull the other leg

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.

Questions about pulled the other leg

What is pulled the other leg the simple past and past participle of?
Pulled the other leg is the simple past and past participle of pull the other leg.

Words near pulled the other leg in the dictionary

  1. pulled the fire alarm
  2. pulled the football
  3. pulled the ladder up after oneself
  4. pulled the ladder up behind oneself
  5. pulled the long bow
  6. pulled the other leg
  7. pulled the pin
  8. pulled the plug
  9. pulled the rug
  10. pulled the rug out from under
  11. pulled the shutters down

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