You're pulling my leg!

Learning English Conversations

BBC

Language Learning, Education

4.6 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 24 May 2016

⏱️ 3 minutes

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Summary

Want to trick someone? Here is a phrase that involves pulling a part of your body!

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0:00.0	This is a download from BBC Learning English.
0:03.0	To find out more, visit our website.
0:06.0	The English We Speak.
0:09.0	From BBC Learning English.
0:12.0	Hello and welcome I'm Rob.
0:15.0	So Faye Faye.
0:17.0	And hello I'm Rob.
0:18.0	So Faye how was your holiday?
0:21.0	Did you go anywhere special?
0:22.0	Yes I did. I went walking. Ah, very healthy. And where did you go?
0:28.8	Oh, I walked up Mount Everest. It was tough and cold, but I made it.
0:35.0	You walked up Mount Everest, the highest mountain in the world. Are you sure?
0:42.0	You don't think I'm fit enough to do it, do you?
0:45.0	Oh, come on, Fay, you're pulling my leg.
0:49.0	I'm not even touching you.
0:50.0	No, no, no, I don't mean you're actually pulling my leg. I mean you're lying, aren't you? You're joking with me.
0:56.3	You think I'm not telling the truth. I'm tricking you. But am I?
1:01.7	Come on, Faye Faye, stop teasing me.
1:05.0	You didn't do it, did you?
1:07.0	I did.
1:08.0	I'll show you some photos, but let me hear some more examples of the phrase in action first.
1:14.7	So I got to the restaurant and sat down at my table and guess who was sitting at the next table?
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