Pull someone's leg
Idiom / PhraseSSC PYQ × 13To joke with someone
टाँग खींचना
Do not worry, Radhika was only pulling your leg about the test being cancelled.
He loves to pull his little sister's leg with silly stories.
Daily use: Radhika sirf tumhari leg pull kar rahi thi, test cancel nahi hua hai.
Hindi में भी यही चित्र है — टाँग खींचना, यानी मज़ाक़ उड़ाना। सोचिए, दोस्त मज़े में आपकी leg खींचता है ताकि आप लड़खड़ाएँ और हँस पड़ें — कोई नुक़सान नहीं, बस मज़ाक़।
Hindi has the same picture: 'taang kheenchna' (to pull someone's leg) means to tease. Imagine a friend playfully tugging your leg to make you stumble and laugh — no harm meant, just fun.
यह कई बार पूछा गया है। Meaning है किसी से दोस्ताना मज़ाक़ करना। Options में tease, kid, rib सही हैं; इसका meaning नुक़सान पहुँचाना या आलोचना करना नहीं है।
Asked many times. It means to tease or joke with someone in a friendly way. Tease, kid and rib are matching options; it does not mean to hurt or criticise someone.