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单词 leg-pull
释义

leg-pull

noun informal
A trick or practical joke: it was nothing more than an elaborate leg-pull...
  • And did she try any other little leg-pulls on the Home Secretary?
  • Whether Davidson's Patent Bed Maker was a serious proposal, or simply another of his celebrated leg-pulls, we never discovered.
  • It's only a leg-pull, but according to Susan Quilliam, a relationships expert, poor communication is the biggest cause of problems and break-ups after affairs and domestic violence.

Derivatives

leg-pulling

/ˈlɛɡpʊlɪŋ / noun ...
  • There may be fiddle playing, singing, guitar playing, Irish dancing, poetry reading, lie-telling and leg-pulling.
  • The proud dad said his son dealt with the leg-pulling from friends and teasing ‘in a really remarkable way’ with a maturity beyond his years.
  • We tried to dissuade him, but I guessed by the gleam of mischief in his eye that that he was doing a bit of leg-pulling.
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