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
Michi (1)	mee-chee	Japanese
Miloje	-	Serbian
Ferdie	FUR-dee	English
Matko	-	Croatian
Paquita	-	Spanish
Sonam	-	Tibetan, Bhutanese, Indian, Hindi, Marathi