"yanks someone's chain" meaning in English

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Verb

Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} yanks someone's chain
  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of yank someone's chain Tags: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person Form of: yank someone's chain
    Sense id: en-yanks_someone's_chain-en-verb-L--MrFVU Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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