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2021-07-07 10:07
Pull (one's) chain British phrasal verb informal
The verb "pull" can be substituted by the verb "yank".
To tease or deceive someone in a friendly or playful way
He's interested in pulling her chain. I think he has a crush on her.
I usually pull my young brother's chain.
To intentionally make someone angry
This boy is very mischievous. He usually pulls the neighbor's chain.
This girl student often pulls the teacher's chain.
Make someone speak in a tactless or foolish way
He used to pull my chain in front of the crowd. I felt so shy and angry.
I pulled his chain, and a lot of people laughed at him.
1. To laugh at or criticize someone.
2. Be a bother to someone.
To tease or make a joke with someone, usually by trying to persuade them of something that isn't true.
1.To work really hard
2. To urge someone to complete something by nagging, harassing or upbraiding
3. If someone bust your ass, they defeat you in a decisive way.
4. To hurt someone or beat someone up
5. To make fun of someone
1. To tease or deceive someone, usually by convincing them of something that is not true
2. To be rude with someone or to make things unpleasant for them
The verb "pull" should be conjugated according to its tense.
My sister sometimes pulls my chain when she has nothing to do.
The phrase derives from a story about miners who carry a length of chain to put on his car’s wheels and it wouldn’t roll when they were using the toilet. Hence, if someone were to pull the chain, it could be seen as a joke.
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