-
1 yank someone's chain
expr AmE slDo you think you can yank my chain and get away with it? — Ты что же, думаешь, что будешь ко мне приставать, а я буду молчать?
The new dictionary of modern spoken language > yank someone's chain
-
2 yank someone's chain
-
3 tell tall tales, pull someone's leg, feed or give someone BS, pull the wool over someone's eyes, yank someone's chain, give someone a song and dance
Общая лексика: ве (Expression: he's feeding you a bunch of BS and you're lapping it all up!)Универсальный англо-русский словарь > tell tall tales, pull someone's leg, feed or give someone BS, pull the wool over someone's eyes, yank someone's chain, give someone a song and dance
-
4 chain
ein 1. noun1) (a series of (especially metal) links or rings passing through one another: The dog was fastened by a chain; She wore a silver chain round her neck.) kjede, lenke2) (a series: a chain of events.) rekke, rad2. verb(to fasten or bind with chains: The prisoner was chained to the wall.) lenke- chain storekjedeIsubst. \/tʃeɪn\/1) kjede, kjetting, lenke2) ( overført) rekke, rekkefølge, kjede3) ( veveteknikk) renning, varp4) (sjøfart, også chains) røst(jern)5) landmålerkjedechain of events hendelsesforløp, hendelsesrekkechain of thoughts tankerekkepull someone's chain eller yank someone's chain (amer., hverdagslig) narre noen til å tro noe som ikke er riktigIIverb \/tʃeɪn\/1) lenke, legge i lenker2) sperre av med lenker3) måle med landmålerkjede4) ( overført) lenke5) ( håndarbeid) sy med kjedestingchain up kjede fast, binde sammen, lenke sammen
См. также в других словарях:
yank someone's chain — yank (someone s) chain see ↑chain, 1 • • • Main Entry: ↑yank … Useful english dictionary
yank someone's chain — yank (someone s) chain to upset someone. She knows that playing that music really yanks my chain. Related vocabulary: push someone s buttons … New idioms dictionary
yank (someone's) chain — pull/yank (someone s) chain American & Australian, informal to say or do something that upsets another person, especially because you enjoy upsetting them. Boy, she really knows how to pull your chain! … New idioms dictionary
yank someone’s chain — AND pull someone’s chain tv. to harass someone; to give someone a hard time. (As if one were a dog wearing a choker collar, on a leash.) □ Stop yanking my chain! □ Do you really think you can just pull my chain whenever you want? … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
pull/yank someone's chain — US informal : to deceive someone in a friendly or playful way I thought he really won the lottery but he was only pulling my chain. [=he was only playing a joke on me] • • • Main Entry: ↑chain … Useful english dictionary
pull (someone's) chain — pull/yank (someone s) chain American & Australian, informal to say or do something that upsets another person, especially because you enjoy upsetting them. Boy, she really knows how to pull your chain! … New idioms dictionary
pull someone's chain — pull (or yank) someone s chain informal tease someone, typically by leading them to believe something untrue … Useful english dictionary
pull someone’s chain — Go to yank someone’s chain … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
yank chain — yank (someone s) chain to upset someone. She knows that playing that music really yanks my chain. Related vocabulary: push someone s buttons … New idioms dictionary
yank chain — yank (someone s) chain see ↑chain, 1 • • • Main Entry: ↑yank … Useful english dictionary
yank — (off) vb (of a man) to masturbate. A fairly rare but geographically widespread term. yank (someone around/someone s chain) vb American to mislead, deceive, harass or irritate someone. The image on which the expression is based is that of a… … Contemporary slang