| 单词 | pull the other one |
| 释义 | > as lemmaspull the other one (it's got bells on) b. British. pull the other one (it's got bells on) and variants: used as a rejoinder to being told something which makes one suspect that one is being deceived or teased. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > belief > disbelief, incredulity > expressing disbelief [phrase] do you mean to say (also to tell me)1763 you don't mean to say (also to tell me)1763 tell that to the marines1806 in a horn1847 you are (or have got to be) joking1907 tie that bull outside or to another ashcan1921 you could have fooled me1926 you wouldn't read about it1950 pull the other one (it's got bells on)1966 1966 D. Francis Flying Finish v. 63 ‘They are English mares going to be mated with Italian sires,’ explained Conker... ‘Pull the other one, it's got bells on,’ said the engineer. 1973 ‘S. Woods’ Enter Corpse 112 ‘Believe it or not, neither Farrell nor I has the slightest interest in the gold...’ ‘Pull the other one!’ said Nelson derisively. 1991 M. Nicholson Martha Jane & Me (1992) xxvii. 220 ‘I wonder if you defend me when he runs me down.’ ‘He never does,’ I said. ‘Pull the other one. It's got bells on it.’ 2004 A. Levy Small Island xxxvii. 363 ‘The Japs have surrendered,’ Maxi informed me. ‘Pull the other one,’ I told him. Everyone knows Japs don't surrender. < as lemmas |
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