pulling 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.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of pull the other leg
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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