Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pull the other leg

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.42 in modern English

Syllables
pul-l the other -leg
IPA
24
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

In imperative/precative form, used to imply that the speaker does not accept or believe what another has just said.

Inflected Forms

pulls the other leg (present, singular) pulling the other leg (participle, present) pulled the other leg (participle, past) pulled the other leg (past)

Synonyms

pull the other one, it's got bells on

Questions

What does pull the other leg mean?
In imperative/precative form, used to imply that the speaker does not accept or believe what another has just said.

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