The saying “pull someone's leg" means to tease someone, to lead someone on or to goad someone into overreacting. The term usually implies teasing or goading by jokingly lying. A brief translation of this saying could be to “fool or trick someone”.
For Example:
“I hadn't pulled Ms Jane’s leg for any of that
stuff, she had just handed it to me on a platter, and that wasn't my fault”
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