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
Finnr	-	Ancient Scandinavian
Armen	-	Armenian
Kimo	-	Hawaiian
Troels	-	Danish
Linnaea	li-NAY-ə	English (Rare)
Lilija	-	Lithuanian, Latvian