pull someone's leg

Play a joke on, tease, as in Are you serious about moving back in or are you pulling my leg? This term is thought to allude to tripping someone by so holding a stick or other object that one of his legs is pulled back. [Late 1800s]

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Mervin	MUR-vin (English)	Welsh, English
Matteus	maht-TE-oos	Swedish, Norwegian
Hyde	[haid]
Phipps	[fips]
Ziba (1)	-	Persian
Onesiphoros	-	Ancient Greek, Biblical Greek