yank (one's) chain

To tease one, often by trying to convince them of something that isn't true. Quit yanking my chain, I know there isn't a Hollywood director calling me right now. I love yanking my sister's chain—it's almost too easy to fool her.See also: chain, yank

yank someone's chain

Sl. to harass someone; to give someone a hard time. (As if one were a dog wearing a choker collar, on a leash.) Stop yanking my chain! Do you really think you can just yank my chain whenever you want?See also: chain, yank

yank somebody’s ˈchain

(American English, informal) tell somebody something which is not true, as a joke: Did you mean what you said, or were you just yanking my chain? Yank means pull something hard, quickly and suddenly.See also: chain, yank

单词	yank (one's) chain
释义	yank (one's) chain yank (one's) chain To tease one, often by trying to convince them of something that isn't true. Quit yanking my chain, I know there isn't a Hollywood director calling me right now. I love yanking my sister's chain—it's almost too easy to fool her.See also: chain, yank yank someone's chain Sl. to harass someone; to give someone a hard time. (As if one were a dog wearing a choker collar, on a leash.) Stop yanking my chain! Do you really think you can just yank my chain whenever you want?See also: chain, yank yank somebody’s ˈchain (American English, informal) tell somebody something which is not true, as a joke: Did you mean what you said, or were you just yanking my chain? Yank means pull something hard, quickly and suddenly.See also: chain, yank
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