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pulling the other leg

pulling the other leg is the present participle and gerund 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 pulling the other leg

What is pulling the other leg the present participle and gerund of?
Pulling the other leg is the present participle and gerund of pull the other leg.

Words near pulling the other leg in the dictionary

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

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