"pull the other leg" meaning in 英語

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Phrase

  1. (間投詞的に用いて)「僕は騙されないよ」「その手は食わないよ」。
    Sense id: ja-pull_the_other_leg-en-phrase-TXdq~afl
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: pull the other one, it's got bells on
Categories (other): 英語, 英語_成句
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    "成句\"pull one's leg\"(~を騙す)を受けた言葉。「(その足を引っ張ろうとしている(=騙そうとしている)のはわかっているから)別の足を引っ張れば」と言っている。"
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