leg-pulling

leg-pulling
noun

Strangers were often fooled by the cowboys' leg-pulling.


Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". . 1997.

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  • leg-pulling — n. The act of attempting to make somebody believe something that is not true, done as a joke. Syn: leg pull. [WordNet 1.5] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • leg-pulling — noun as a joke: trying to make somebody believe something that is not true • Syn: ↑leg pull • Hypernyms: ↑jest, ↑joke, ↑jocularity * * * ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun ( s) …   Useful english dictionary

  • leg-pulling — See: PULL ONE S LEG …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • leg-pulling — See: PULL ONE S LEG …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • leg-pulling — Inglish (Indian English) Dictionary banter (what Americans call kidding ) …   English dialects glossary

  • leg-pull — n. An attempt to make somebody believe something that is not true, done as a joke. Syn: leg pulling. [WordNet 1.5] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • leg-pull|er — «LEHG PUHL uhr», noun. Informal. a person who engages in leg pulling …   Useful english dictionary

  • leg-pull — noun as a joke: trying to make somebody believe something that is not true • Syn: ↑leg pulling • Hypernyms: ↑jest, ↑joke, ↑jocularity * * * ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun Etymology: back formation from …   Useful english dictionary

  • leg-pull — /ˈlɛg pʊl/ (say leg pool) noun 1. a minor act of deceit; a hoax. 2. a teasing. –leg puller, noun –leg pulling, noun …  

  • leg-pull — noun informal a trick or practical joke. Derivatives leg pulling noun …   English new terms dictionary

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