The phrase, rather than its literal meaning,refers to telling someone something that is not true as a way of joking with them. Pull one’s leg并不是它字面意义所表示的“扯某人后腿”，这里解释为“开某人玩笑，开涮某人”。另外，break a leg 也不能按其字面意义理解，其意义是“祝愿好运，获得成功”。
Examples:
Hey, stop pulling my leg！I don’t believe that girl really said she loved me and would like to go out on a date with me. 你别耍弄我了。我才不信那个女孩子说过喜欢我，并愿意和我出去约会呢。
Did he really have a fit or just pull my leg?他真的大发雷霆了吗，还是只是唬弄我而已？ |
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