pull someone's leg

短语

愚弄，耍弄，取笑

发音

AU

词形变化

pulled someone's leg pulling someone's leg pulls someone's leg 三单 pulls someone's leg pulling someone's leg 现在分词 pulled someone's leg 过去式 pulled someone's leg 过去分词

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To tease someone; to lead someone on; to goad someone into overreacting. It usually implies teasing or goading by jokingly lying.

    开玩笑

    嘲弄

    习语
  2. 2.

    To extract money from someone (by taking out a loan or by swindling).

    习语 废旧

词汇关系

动词

同义词 1

hoax

上位词 4

deceive delude cozen lead on

词源

The phrase from Scotland originally meant to make a fool of someone, often by cheating him. One theory is that it is derived from tripping someone by yanking or pulling his leg in order to make him stumble and look foolish.

来源：wiktionary