Reader's question: Could you explain “pull my leg”? My comments: Pulling someone's leg means you're making a joke or tricking them. When someone makes a joke by lying to you and pretending that lie is true, they're pulling your leg. Example: Look, your shoes are untied. Ha! Just pulling your leg. When you trick a person into believing a lie as a way of making a joke, you are pulling their leg. Example: Really? That store is closed today? … Don't listen to him. He's just pulling your leg. Related readings:
本文僅代表作者本人觀點,與本網(wǎng)立場無關(guān)。歡迎大家討論學(xué)術(shù)問題,尊重他人,禁止人身攻擊和發(fā)布一切違反國家現(xiàn)行法律法規(guī)的內(nèi)容。 About the author: Nelly Min?is a journalist at the China Daily website. | |
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