jerk (one's) chain

To tease someone, often by trying to convince him or her of something untrue. Quit jerking my chain, I know there isn't a Hollywood director calling me right now. I love jerking my sister's chain—it's almost too easy to annoy her.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Ghulam	-	Arabic, Urdu, Pashto
Whitman	['hwitmən]
Dipaka	-	Hinduism
Riva	-	Hebrew
Rachel	['reitʃəl]
Emyr	-	Welsh