Pull (someone`s) Leg Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms - What does Pull (someone`s) Leg Idiom mean?

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pull (someone`s) leg What does pull (someone`s) leg mean?	to trick or fool someone in a playful way	My grandfather is always pulling my leg when he comes to visit us.
pull (someone`s) leg What does pull (someone`s) leg mean?	to fool someone with a humorous account of something, to trick or joke with someone	The man was pulling my leg when he said that I could not enter the movie theater after the movie had started.
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bullshit What does "bullshit" mean?	a strong way to reject or challenge someone else's statement or claim.	Bullshit! That can't be true.

talk (someone's) head off What does "talk (someone's) head off" mean?	to speak too much	The woman beside me in the bus talked my head off during our journey.
bowl (someone) over or bowl over (someone) What does "bowl (someone) over or bowl over (someone)" mean?	to surprise or overwhelm someone	The salesman bowled me over with his sales talk.
kiss (something) good-bye What does "kiss (something) good-bye" mean?	lose something	"You can kiss your computer good-bye. It is totally destroyed."
send (someone) to the showers What does "send (someone) to the showers" mean?	to send a player out of the game and off the field/court etc.	The coach decided to send the player to the showers after his poor performance during the game.
devil take the hindmost What does "devil take the hindmost" mean?	everybody must look after their own interests or safety	The man's attitude was the devil take the hindmost and he never helped his friends when they needed help.
Throw someone to the wolves What does "Throw someone to the wolves" mean?	If someone is thrown to the wolves, they are abandoned and have to face trouble without any support.
haul ass What does "haul ass" mean?	move quickly out of a location
doctor shopping What does "doctor shopping" mean?	practice of going from doctor to doctor to obtain prescriptions for pharmaceuticals

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Pull (someone`s) Leg Idiom