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pulls the other leg

pulls the other leg is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 pulls the other leg

What is pulls the other leg the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Pulls the other leg is the third-person singular simple present indicative of pull the other leg.

Words near pulls the other leg in the dictionary

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

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