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ESLPod_0376_WE_0427 Asking About Business Hours The phrase "to pull one's leg" means to joke with someone or to tell him or her something untrue as a joke, usually as harmless fun: "I think Beatrice was just pulling my leg when she said she is 75 years old this year." The phrase "to pull something" means to play a trick on someone or to try to deceive someone: "We'd better watched those kids carefully or they may try to pull something." "To pull the wool over (someone's) eyes" means to deceive or to trick someone: "We can try, but I don't think we can pull the wool over Mom's eyes about the broken lamp." Or, "The company tried to pull the wool over its customers' eyes by telling them there was nothing wrong with their product even though they knew differently."

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ESLPod 376 to pull (one's) leg Business

Id	ESLPod_0376_WE_0427
Episode Id	ESLPod 376
Episode Title	Asking About Business Hours
Phrase	to pull (one's) leg
Text	The phrase "to pull one's leg" means to joke with someone or to tell him or her something untrue as a joke, usually as harmless fun: "I think Beatrice was just pulling my leg when she said she is 75 years old this year." The phrase "to pull something" means to play a trick on someone or to try to deceive someone: "We'd better watched those kids carefully or they may try to pull something." "To pull the wool over (someone's) eyes" means to deceive or to trick someone: "We can try, but I don't think we can pull the wool over Mom's eyes about the broken lamp." Or, "The company tried to pull the wool over its customers' eyes by telling them there was nothing wrong with their product even though they knew differently."
Topics	Business

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