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#2 (permalink) Wed Nov 01, 2006 7:11 am Idiom: 'to pull one's leg' |
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It's a matter of quality, not quantity, so "stronger" is not the issue.
"Pulling one's leg" means good-natured teasing. "Making fun of someone" is more cruel. As a definition of "pulling one's leg", I might prefer teasing but "fooling her" is the correct answer to the question. |
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Canadian45 I'm a Communicator ;-)
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#3 (permalink) Wed Nov 01, 2006 10:42 am Pull the other one! |
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They've even made a noun out of it (!): leg-pull, which is informal for 'hoax' really.
The next time someone tries to pull your leg, you could say, "Pull the other one, it's got bells on!" (well, I like it!). |
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#4 (permalink) Tue Dec 01, 2009 16:08 pm Idiom: 'to pull one's leg' |
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Dear Conchita,
What does "it's got bells on" mean ? I couldn't get it, sorry. please explain ! Thanks.
Huong. |
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HuongItaly I'm here quite often ;-)

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#5 (permalink) Wed Dec 02, 2009 14:58 pm Idiom: 'to pull one's leg' |
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Hi Houng,
albeit Iīm not Conchita and unfortunately havenīt seen her for a long time :( I dare to write that the expression "....itīs got bells on" ..( it has got bells on) to me means that in Conchitas meaning the other leg is dressed in trousers charged with bells. Hence those bells would ring if you pulled the other leg. And everyone near there can notice the leg pulling.
Nice one. Thank you for pointing it out, Huong, I havenīt seen it before.
Regards
Michael |
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#6 (permalink) Thu Dec 03, 2009 17:21 pm Idiom: 'to pull one's leg' |
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Thank you very much Michael, you explained perfectly well, it turned out to be so simple that my question was a bit silly :) I love this kind of ad lib ! Thanks again,
Huong. |
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HuongItaly I'm here quite often ;-)

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#7 (permalink) Thu Dec 03, 2009 19:12 pm Idiom: 'to pull one's leg' |
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Huong , youīre welcome.
As you wrote, itīs been that obvious that the truth was hardly to figure out.
A saying matching such situations sounds: "not to see the wood for the trees". :lol: Sorry, but I love sayings and idioms.
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#8 (permalink) Wed Jun 08, 2011 9:02 am Idiom: 'to pull one's leg' |
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Haha, good one about the bells.. Oddly, "fooling someone" sounds more cruel to me than "making fun out of" but then again it probably depends heavily on the context. |
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