Question : Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Pull someone’s legs

Option 1: To tease someone

Option 2: To protect someone

Option 3: To wish someone luck

Option 4: To make someone angry


Team Careers360 15th Jan, 2024
Answer (1)
Team Careers360 21st Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: To tease someone


Solution : The correct choice is the first option.

When someone says he is pulling your leg, it means he is joking, teasing, or making a playful and light-hearted attempt to deceive or trick you. It's a colloquial expression often used in a humorous context.

Therefore, the correct meaning is to tease someone.

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