English verb: pull the leg of | |||
1. | pull the leg of (communication) tell false information to for fun | ||
Samples | Are you pulling my leg?. | ||
Synonyms | kid | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | befool, cod, dupe, fool, gull, put on, put one across, put one over, slang, take in | ||