en yank someone's chain

An English term in ConceptNet 5.8

Source: English Wiktionary

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en jerk someone's chain ^(v) ➜
en pull someone's chain ^(v) ➜
en yanked someone's chain ^(v) ➜
en yanking someone's chain ^(v) ➜
en yanks someone's chain ^(v) ➜

Related terms

en pull someone's leg ^(v) ➜
en rattle someone's cage ➜
en goad ➜
en tease ➜
en yanker ⁽ⁿ⁾ ➜

Synonyms

en poke ➜

Derived from

en yank ^(v) ➜

Links to other resources

en.wiktionary.org yank someone's chain

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