Choose the correct meaning of the idiom 'Pull someone's leg'.
Difficulty: Easy
About this MCQ
This Easy Idioms and Phrases MCQ checks one syllabus fact.
The question is: “Choose the correct meaning of the idiom 'Pull someone's leg'.”
The accepted answer is D. To joke with or playfully tease someone. Choose the correct meaning of the idiom 'Pull someone's leg' is answered by To joke with or playfully tease someone option D Option A No longer responsible for or obligated to do something does not match the stem it is a near-miss used to catch incomplete recall of To joke with or playfully tease someone Option B To fail to keep a promise that was made does not match the stem it is a near-miss used to catch incomplete recall of To joke with or playfully tease someone Remaining alternatives What a person does matters more than what they say fall outside the same rule and should be eliminated once To joke with or playfully tease someone is identified Idioms.
- A. No longer responsible for or obligated to do something
Why not A: “No longer responsible for or obligated to do something” is not correct. The accepted answer is D. To joke with or playfully tease someone. Choose the correct meaning of the idiom 'Pull someone's leg' is answered by To joke with or playfully tease someone option D Option A No longer responsible for or obligated to do s
- B. To fail to keep a promise that was made
Why not B: “To fail to keep a promise that was made” is not correct. The accepted answer is D. To joke with or playfully tease someone. Choose the correct meaning of the idiom 'Pull someone's leg' is answered by To joke with or playfully tease someone option D Option A No longer responsible for or obligated to do s
- C. What a person does matters more than what they say
Why not C: “What a person does matters more than what they say” is not correct. The accepted answer is D. To joke with or playfully tease someone. Choose the correct meaning of the idiom 'Pull someone's leg' is answered by To joke with or playfully tease someone option D Option A No longer responsible for or obligated to do s
- D. To joke with or playfully tease someone ✓
Correct answer
D. To joke with or playfully tease someone
Explanation
Choose the correct meaning of the idiom 'Pull someone's leg' is answered by To joke with or playfully tease someone option D Option A No longer responsible for or obligated to do something does not match the stem it is a near-miss used to catch incomplete recall of To joke with or playfully tease someone Option B To fail to keep a promise that was made does not match the stem it is a near-miss used to catch incomplete recall of To joke with or playfully tease someone Remaining alternatives What a person does matters more than what they say fall outside the same rule and should be eliminated once To joke with or playfully tease someone is identified Idioms.
Source: Idioms and Phrases Official FPSC/NTS/PPSC-Style Reference Guide
Tags: English, Idioms, FPSC, PPSC, phrases, NTS
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