كيف تنطق "pull the other leg"

expression

ˈpʊɫ/ /ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈəðɝ/ /ˈɫɛɡ

POOL thee UH-dher LEG

pˈʊl/ /ðə, ði/ /ˈʌðɐ/ /lˈɛɡ

POOL thee UTH-uh LEG

التعريف

This is an idiom meaning to joke with someone or try to trick them, often by pretending something silly or unbelievable is true.

الإنجليزية الأمريكية

ˈpʊɫ/ /ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈəðɝ/ /ˈɫɛɡ

الإنجليزية البريطانية

pˈʊl/ /ðə, ði/ /ˈʌðɐ/ /lˈɛɡ

أمريكي

POOL thee UH-dher LEG

بريطاني

POOL thee UTH-uh LEG

Are you serious, or are you pulling the other leg?

He tried to pull the other leg, but I knew the story wasn't true.

Don't pull the other leg, I know you didn't win the lottery.

Come on, stop pulling the other leg—nobody believes you met a movie star yesterday!