English Idioms: You mean she was pulling my leg! Dialogue Jack: Don’t be such a gullible person. Did you truly believe that Jessie got the tender for the hospital project? Tony: You mean she was pulling my leg! Jack: Without doubt. I don’t deny that she is an ambitious girl and bold enough to go to extremes but this deal is definitely beyond her means. Tony: Then, she making fun of me! Jack: Not exactly. She is trying to get you worked up so that you give up trying. Tony: She is such a dirty rat! Vocabulary Gullible: (adj) easily persuaded to believe something; credulous. Pull someone’s leg: to deceive someone playfully; tease someone. Without doubt: Without question; certainly; definitely. Go to extremes: to do something much more than is usual or reasonable. Beyond one’s means: beyond (or within) one's budget or income. Make fun of someone: to mock or direct insults at someone or something. Worked up: (adj) upset or very excited about something. Give up: to stop trying to do something before you have finished. Dirty rat: Any malicious act against you or your friends can qualify the perpetrator to be called a dirty rat.