Choose the idiom that best expresses: to joke with or playfully tease someone.
Difficulty: Medium
About this MCQ
This Medium Idioms and Phrases question asks: Choose the idiom that best expresses: to joke with or playfully tease someone. The correct choice is A. Pull someone's leg. 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. Pull someone's leg ✓
- B. Water under the bridge
Why not B: “Water under the bridge” does not fit this question. The answer is Pull someone's leg.
- C. Bite off more than you can chew
Why not C: “Bite off more than you can chew” does not fit this question. The answer is Pull someone's leg.
- D. Read between the lines
Why not D: “Read between the lines” does not fit this question. The answer is Pull someone's leg.
Correct answer
A. Pull someone's leg
Explanation
Pull someone's leg (option A) is the accepted answer to “Choose the idiom that best expresses: to joke with or playfully tease someone.”. Option B (Water under the bridge) does not fit this question. Option C (Bite off more than you can chew) does not fit this question. Option D (Read between the lines) does not fit this question. For this Idioms and Phrases question, the accepted answer is Pull someone's leg.
Source: Idioms and Phrases Official FPSC/NTS/PPSC-Style Reference Guide
Tags: English, Idioms, FPSC, PPSC, phrases, NTS
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