Pulling Your Leg

When someone makes a joke by lying to you and pretending that the lie is true, they are "pulling your leg". Example: "Look; your shoes are untied... Ha! Just pulling your leg." When you trick a person into believing a lie as a way of making a joke, you are pulling their leg. Example: "Really? That store is closed on Sunday? Are you sure?" Answer: "Don't listen to him; he is just pulling your leg." When you are the person who is being tricked, your leg is being pulled. Example: "I want to ask you a question and I would like an honest answer; no pulling my leg."