Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

English

Chapter

Grammar: Idioms

Question:

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

To pull someone’s leg

Options:

To talk something bad about someone

To talk something good about someone

To joke with someone

To push a person

Correct Answer:

To joke with someone

Explanation:

The most appropriate meaning of the idiom "to pull someone's leg" is (3) To joke with someone.

The other options do not fit the meaning of the idiom.

  • To talk something bad about someone is to gossip or to badmouth someone.
  • To talk something good about someone is to praise or to compliment someone.
  • To push a person is to physically move them forward.