"pull the other leg" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: En-au-pull the other leg.ogg Forms: pulls the other leg [present, singular, third-person], pulling the other leg [participle, present], pulled the other leg [participle, past], pulled the other leg [past]
Head templates: {{en-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. Tags: idiomatic Synonyms: pull the other one, it's got bells on, bullshit
    Sense id: en-pull_the_other_leg-en-verb-x-qnDh9m Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English responses, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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        "(idiomatic) In imperative/precative form, used to imply that the speaker does not accept or believe what another has just said."
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    {
      "word": "pull the other one, it's got bells on"
    },
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