English Explanatory Dictionary

yank someone's chain

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To tease someone; to lead someone on; to goad someone into overreacting.
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see yank, chain.

Pronunciation

En-au-yank someone's chain.ogg

Word forms

yank someone's chain yanks someone's chain yanking someone's chain yanked someone's chain jerk someone's chain pull someone's chain

Synonyms

pull someone's leg poke prod
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