You're pulling my leg
Feifei claims she has walked up Mount Everest ... But Rob is suspicious and accuses her of pulling his leg. How is Rob's leg related to her amazing achievement? Is Feifei really telling the truth? All is revealed in this episode of The English We Speak.
Feifei
Hello and welcome to The English We Speak. I'm Feifei…
Rob
… and hello, I'm Rob. So Feifei, how was your holidaydid you go anywhere special?
Feifei
Yes, I did. I went walking.
Rob
Very healthy. And where did you go?
Feifei
Oh, I walked up Mount Everest…. It was tough and cold but I made it.
Rob
Oh… You walked up Mount Everestthe highest mountain in the world? Are you sure?
Feifei
You don't think I'm fit enough to do it, do you?
Rob
Come on Feifei, you're pulling my leg.
Feifei
I'm not even touching you.
Rob
No, I don't mean you're actually pulling my legI mean you're lying aren't you? You're joking with me?
Feifei
You think I'm not telling the truthI'm tricking you? But am I?!
Rob
Come on Feifei, stop teasing meyou didn't do it did you?
Feifei
I did. I'll show you some photos. But let me hear some more examples of the phrase in action first…
Examples
A: So I got to the restaurant and sat down at my table and guess who was sitting on the next tableGeorge Clooney!
B: You're pulling my leg!
I was pulling his leg when I said I was going to marry Jenny but he believed me and bought me a present!
Oh stop pulling my legyou can't have won the lottery, you didn't even buy a ticket!
Feifei
So to pull someone's leg means to fool or trick them but in a fun way. Look at this photo Rob, you can see how much snow there was on Everestand look, there's me on top.
Rob
Hold onthis is a trick photoyou had this taken in one of those photo-booths where you stand in front of a big screen. You're not pulling my leg!
Feifei
Ooo… ouch… actually…
Rob
It looks like you've pulled something in your own lega muscle, maybe? Who's the fool now?
Feifei
Ok, I didn't walk up Everest. I was teasing you but you almost believed me!
Rob
Didn't.
Feifei
Did!
Rob
Did not.
Feifei
Did.