Choose the correct meaning of the idiom 'Pull someone's leg'.
Difficulty: Easy
About this MCQ
This Easy Idioms and Phrases question asks: Choose the correct meaning of the idiom 'Pull someone's leg'. The correct choice is D. To joke with or playfully tease someone. Read the options below, commit to one, then use the explanation to see why that choice holds and why the others do not.
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- A. No longer responsible for or obligated to do something
Why not A: “No longer responsible for or obligated to do something” does not fit this question. The answer is To joke with or playfully tease someone.
- B. To fail to keep a promise that was made
Why not B: “To fail to keep a promise that was made” does not fit this question. The answer is To joke with or playfully tease someone.
- C. What a person does matters more than what they say
Why not C: “What a person does matters more than what they say” does not fit this question. The answer is To joke with or playfully tease someone.
- D. To joke with or playfully tease someone ✓
Correct answer
D. To joke with or playfully tease someone
Explanation
To joke with or playfully tease someone (option D) is the accepted answer to “Choose the correct meaning of the idiom 'Pull someone's leg'.”. Option A (No longer responsible for or obligated to do something) does not fit this question. Option B (To fail to keep a promise that was made) does not fit this question. Option C (What a person does matters more than what they say) does not fit this question. For this Idioms and Phrases question, the accepted answer is To joke with or playfully tease someone.
Source: Idioms and Phrases Official FPSC/NTS/PPSC-Style Reference Guide
Tags: English, Idioms, FPSC, PPSC, phrases, NTS
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