yank someone’s chain

yank (one's) chain

To tease one, often by trying to convince them of something that isn't true. Quit yanking my chain, I know there isn't a Hollywood director calling me right now. I love yanking my sister's chain—it's almost too easy to fool her.

yank someone’s chain

and pull someone’s chain

tv. to harass someone; to give someone a hard time. (As if one were a dog wearing a choker collar, on a leash.) Stop yanking my chain, you twit! Do you really think you can just pull my chain whenever you want?

词组	yank someone’s chain
释义	yank someone’s chain yank (one's) chain To tease one, often by trying to convince them of something that isn't true. Quit yanking my chain, I know there isn't a Hollywood director calling me right now. I love yanking my sister's chain—it's almost too easy to fool her. See also: chain, yank Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. yank someone’s chain and pull someone’s chain tv. to harass someone; to give someone a hard time. (As if one were a dog wearing a choker collar, on a leash.) Stop yanking my chain, you twit! Do you really think you can just pull my chain whenever you want? See also: chain, yank McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions See also: yank (one's) chain yank chain yank somebody's chain yank someone’s crank yank (one's) crank pull (one's) chain pull someone’s chain pull someone's chain not in the same league as (someone or something) not in the same league with
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