"pull the other leg" 怎么发音
expression
POOL thee UH-dher LEG
POOL thee UTH-uh LEG
释义
This is an idiom meaning to joke with someone or try to trick them, often by pretending something silly or unbelievable is true.
IPA 音标
美式英语
ˈpʊɫ/ /ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈəðɝ/ /ˈɫɛɡ
英式英语
pˈʊl/ /ðə, ði/ /ˈʌðɐ/ /lˈɛɡ
简化发音
美式
POOL thee UH-dher LEG
英式
POOL thee UTH-uh LEG
语境中听
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!