pull someone's leg

Speech parts

1. pull someone's leg - Verb

2. pull someone's leg - Phrase

Meaning

subject to a playful hoax or joke

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

josh hoax rib chaff shuck misguide lead on swizzle play a joke on

Antonyms

hallow fortify incite hearten embolden vitalize
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Hypernyms

cozen deceive delude lead on

Words in the phrase

pull someone s leg

Close letter words and terms

pull someone's chain pull someone's chestnuts out of the fire pull someone's fat out of the fire pull something out of the air pull start pull station