pull the other one!

you must be joking! you cannot be serious!

TRANSLATION

Sie erzählen mir Märchen

STATISTICS

IN THE PRESS

"£383 a pint? PULL THE OTHER ONE!

A pint will cost £383.57 by the end of the next century if the price continues to rise as sharply as recent years, drinkers have been warned."

(BBC News October 7th 1999)

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In Germany we say "Du nimmst mich auf den Arm", in the UK & US "You're pulling my leg".

The phrase "pull the other one" is a derivation of this idiom and means "pull the other leg" (i.e. I don't believe you - you're lying).

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