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1 pull smb.'s leg
pull smb.'s leg морочить, одурачивать, мистифицировать кого-л. -
2 pull the other leg
expr imper infmlPull the other leg, it's got bells on it — Брехать не пахать
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3 pull the other leg
paзг.'Inspector Holge is out,' said the Sergeant, 'asked for you. Personally.' 'Pull the other one,' said Flint. 'Someone's hoaxing you" (Th. Sharpe) -
4 pull sb.’s leg
خَدَعَ مُزاحًا (بَلَفَ) \ pull sb.’s leg: for a joke, to tell sb. a lie that he will believe: It won’t really cost you $10; I was only pulling your leg. -
5 pull someone's leg
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6 pull smb.'s leg
разг.подшучивать над кем-л., поддразнивать, разыгрывать кого-л.; сыграть шутку с кем-л., надуть, одурачить кого-л.; ≈ морочить голову кому-л.; водить кого-л. за нос ( отсюда leg-pull(ing) попытка одурачить)Lubin: "...You don't suppose, do you that our friends here are in earnest... They have just been pulling our legs very wittily." (B. Shaw, ‘Back to Methuselah’, part II) — Лубин: "...Не думаете же вы, что наши здешние друзья говорили серьезно... Они просто подшучивали над нами с присущим им остроумием."
‘I came from England to try to understand the colored people. I want to write a book about them.’ Fieta looked at the man to see whether he was pulling her leg. White people didn't write books about colored people. (P. Abrahams, ‘The Path of Thunder’, book II, ch. 3) — - Я нарочно приехал сюда из Англии, чтобы изучить жизнь цветных. Я хочу написать о них книгу. Фиета покосилась на молодого человека: не вздумал ли он морочить ей голову? Белые не пишут книг о цветных.
His face lost a little of its buoyant epression; he was not sure whether his leg was being pulled... (J. Wain, ‘Hurry On Down’, ch. III) — Лицо Хатчинса несколько омрачилось: он не был уверен, что тут нет подвоха...
I shall endeavour to pull their legs and shall certainly give away nothing about Margaret. (R. Aldington, ‘All Men Are Enemies’, part IV, ch. I) — Я попытаюсь втереть им очки и, конечно, ничего не скажу о Маргарет.
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7 pull someone's leg
expr infmlHe wasn't quite sure that his leg wasn't being pulled — Он не вполне был уверен, что его не разыгрывают
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8 pull someone's leg
(to try as a joke to make someone believe something which is not true: You haven't really got a black mark on your face - he's only pulling your leg.) gøre grin med; lave sjov med* * *(to try as a joke to make someone believe something which is not true: You haven't really got a black mark on your face - he's only pulling your leg.) gøre grin med; lave sjov med -
9 pull sb's leg
Британский английский: ''вешать лапшу на уши" (to tell someone something that is not true, as a joke:I haven't won, have I? You're pulling my leg.; Longman) -
10 pull someone's leg
(to try as a joke to make someone believe something which is not true: You haven't really got a black mark on your face - he's only pulling your leg.) tomar el pelo a alguien -
11 pull someone's leg
(to try as a joke to make someone believe something which is not true: You haven't really got a black mark on your face - he's only pulling your leg.) teyma e-n á asnaeyrunum -
12 pull someone's leg
(to try as a joke to make someone believe something which is not true: You haven't really got a black mark on your face - he's only pulling your leg.) ugrat vkit -
13 pull someone's leg
(to try as a joke to make someone believe something which is not true: You haven't really got a black mark on your face - he's only pulling your leg.) brincar com -
14 pull someone's leg
(to try as a joke to make someone believe something which is not true: You haven't really got a black mark on your face - he's only pulling your leg.) birisine şaka yapmak, takılmak -
15 pull someone's leg
(to try as a joke to make someone believe something which is not true: You haven't really got a black mark on your face - he's only pulling your leg.) imeti koga za norca -
16 pull someone's leg
• juksata• naruttaa• narrata* * *(to try as a joke to make someone believe something which is not true: You haven't really got a black mark on your face - he's only pulling your leg.) vetää nenästä -
17 pull someone's leg
(to try as a joke to make someone believe something which is not true: You haven't really got a black mark on your face - he's only pulling your leg.) spøke med, narre -
18 pull someone's leg
(to try as a joke to make someone believe something which is not true: You haven't really got a black mark on your face - he's only pulling your leg.) (cercare di darla a bere a qualcuno) -
19 pull someone's leg
(to try as a joke to make someone believe something which is not true: You haven't really got a black mark on your face - he's only pulling your leg.) auf den Arm nehmen* * *expr.hochnehmen v.jemandem einen Bären aufbinden ausdr.jemanden auf den Arm nehmen ausdr.jemanden auf die Schippe nehmen ausdr.jemanden aufziehen ausdr.veralbern v.veräppeln v. -
20 pull someone's leg
(to try as a joke to make someone believe something which is not true: You haven't really got a black mark on your face - he's only pulling your leg.) nabierać kogoś
См. также в других словарях:
pull someone's leg — If you pull someone s leg, you tease them, but not maliciously … The small dictionary of idiomes
Pull the other leg (it's got bells on)! — Pull the other leg/one (it s got bells on)! something that you say in order to tell someone that you do not believe what they have just said. Helen, going rock climbing? Pull the other one she can t even climb a ladder without feeling sick! … New idioms dictionary
pull someone's leg — ► pull someone s leg deceive someone playfully. Main Entry: ↑pull … English terms dictionary
pull someone's leg — pull (someone s) leg informal to tell someone something that is not true as a way of joking with them. Is he really angry with me or do you think he s just pulling my leg? (usually in continuous tenses) … New idioms dictionary
pull somebody's leg — pull sb s ˈleg idiom (informal) to play a joke on sb, usually by making them believe sth that is not true Main entry: ↑pullidiom … Useful english dictionary
pull someone's leg — verb subject to a playful hoax or joke • Syn: ↑hoax, ↑play a joke on • Derivationally related forms: ↑hoax (for: ↑hoax), ↑hoaxer (for: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
pull someone's leg — If you pull someone s leg, you tease them, but not maliciously. (Dorking School Dictionary) *** If you pull someone s leg, you tease them by telling them something that is not true. Of course I m not going to buy a sports car. I… … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
pull (someone's) leg — If you pull somebody s leg, you tease them by telling them something that is not true. Of course I m not going to buy a sports car. I was just pulling your leg! … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
pull someone's leg — idi pull someone s leg to tease or deceive someone in fun … From formal English to slang
Pull someone's leg — If you pull someone s leg, you tease them, but not maliciously … Dictionary of English idioms
pull one's leg — {v. phr.}, {informal} To get someone to accept a ridiculous story as true; fool someone with a humorous account of something; trick. * /For a moment, I actually believed that his wife had royal blood. Then I realized he was pulling my leg./ *… … Dictionary of American idioms
