pulled the other leg

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

Meanings

verb
  1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of pull the other leg
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APA

pulled the other leg. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pulled%20the%20other%20leg

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“pulled the other leg.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pulled%20the%20other%20leg. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pulled the other leg,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pulled%20the%20other%20leg.

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