Pulling her leg?
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> “<span word="pulling">pulling</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="leg">leg</span>”, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="multiple">multiple</span>-<span word="choice">choice</span> <span word="question">question</span> <span word="below">below</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="correct">correct</span> <span word="answer">answer</span> <span word="is">is</span> (<span word="b">b</span>). <span word="Why">Why</span> <span word="not">not</span> (<span word="c">c</span>)?</p><p><span word="Tom">Tom</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="Andrea">Andrea</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="giant">giant</span> <span word="turtles">turtles</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="escaped">escaped</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="zoo">zoo</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="eating">eating</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="left">left</span>-<span word="handed">handed</span> <span word="people">people</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="wasn">wasn</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="saw">saw</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="smirk">smirk</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="face">face</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Andrea">Andrea</span> <span word="noticed">noticed</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="pulling">pulling</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="leg">leg</span>.</p><p>(<span word="a">a</span>) <span word="trying">trying</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="hurt">hurt</span> <span word="her">her</span>; (<span word="b">b</span>) <span word="fooling">fooling</span> <span word="her">her</span>; (<span word="c">c</span>) <span word="making">making</span> <span word="fun">fun</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="her">her</span>; (<span word="d">d</span>) <span word="trying">trying</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="fall">fall</span></p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="Answer">Answer</span> (<span word="c">c</span>) <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="perfect">perfect</span> <span word="answer">answer</span> <span word="here">here</span> – <span word="because">because</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="context">context</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="question">question</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="simply">simply</span> “<span word="what">what</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="idiom">idiom</span> ‘<span word="pulling">pulling</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="leg">leg</span>’ <span word="mean">mean</span>?” <span word="then">then</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="say">say</span> (<span word="c">c</span>) <span word="is">is</span> <span word="also">also</span>, <span word="more">more</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="less">less</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="correct">correct</span> <span word="answer">answer</span>.</p><p><span word="To">To</span> <span word="pull">pull</span> <span word="one">one</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="leg">leg</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="see">see</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="play">play</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="practical">practical</span> <span word="joke">joke</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="someone">someone</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="classmate">classmate</span>, <span word="say">say</span>, <span word="moves">moves</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="aisle">aisle</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="begins">begins</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="walk">walk</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="towards">towards</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="blackboard">blackboard</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="teacher">teacher</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="bidding">bidding</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="suddenly">suddenly</span> <span word="stick">stick</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="foot">foot</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="trip">trip</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="her">her</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="literally">literally</span> <span word="pulling">pulling</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="leg">leg</span> – <span word="tripping">tripping</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="fall">fall</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fool">fool</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="themselves">themselves</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="front">front</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="class">class</span>.</p><p><span word="Or">Or</span> <span word="making">making</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fool">fool</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="yourself">yourself</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="injured">injured</span> <span word="themselves">themselves</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="fall">fall</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="case">case</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="teacher">teacher</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="let">let</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="easily">easily</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="making">making</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="scene">scene</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="class">class</span> (<span word="and">and</span> <span word="hurting">hurting</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fellow">fellow</span> <span word="student">student</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="process">process</span>).</p><p><span word="Anyways">Anyways</span>, <span word="figuratively">figuratively</span> <span word="speaking">speaking</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pull">pull</span> <span word="someone">someone</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="leg">leg</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="play">play</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="joke">joke</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="them">them</span>, <span word="tell">tell</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="true">true</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="order">order</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="deceive">deceive</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="laugh">laugh</span>. <span word="Usually">Usually</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="joke">joke</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="light">light</span>-<span word="hearted">hearted</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="case">case</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="example">example</span>. <span word="Tom">Tom</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="Andrea">Andrea</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="apocryphal">apocryphal</span> <span word="tale">tale</span> (<span word="a">a</span> <span word="story">story</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="true">true</span>) <span word="to">to</span> <span word="fool">fool</span> <span word="her">her</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="Andrea">Andrea</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="gullible">gullible</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="believe">believe</span> <span word="him">him</span>, <span word="Tom">Tom</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="reveal">reveal</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="deceive">deceive</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="share">share</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="hearty">hearty</span> <span word="laugh">laugh</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="together">together</span>. <span word="That">That</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="all">all</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="see">see</span>. <span word="All">All</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="fun">fun</span>. <span word="Nothing">Nothing</span> <span word="sinister">sinister</span>.</p>
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