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yank someone's chain

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1. yank someone's chain (idiomatic) To tease someone; to lead someone on; to goad someone into overreacting. Used other than as an idiom: see yank,‎ chain. Source: ecdict

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someone yank chain goad idiom idiomatic lead overreacting see tease

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