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1st April 2024

Pull the other one!

We use this phrase when we think somebody has told us a lie to make a joke.
Usage
Written: 
No
Spoken: 
Yes
Formal: 
No
Informal: 
Yes
Example 1
Did you know it sometimes snows in Egypt?
Oh pull the other one.
Yes, you're right. I was just kidding.
Example 2
Guess what! I've just won one million pounds.
Oh, go on pull the other one. You're having me on.
No seriously. I really have won the National Lottery.

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