Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pull someone's chain

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.07 in modern English

Syllables
pul-l -some-one's chain
IPA
26
Scrabble Score
17
Letters
4
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Alternative form of yank someone's chain.

verb

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see pull, chain.

Inflected Forms

pulls someone's chain (present, singular) pulling someone's chain (participle, present) pulled someone's chain (participle, past) pulled someone's chain (past)

Questions

What does pull someone's chain mean?
Alternative form of yank someone's chain.

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