English in a Minute Series 5 / Phrases with 'pull'

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PhilThis video will teach you everything you've ever wanted to know! Sorry, I'm just pulling your leg. It'll teach you four phrases with 'pull'. Pull your leg means tell someone something that isn't true, as a joke. I don't believe that singer's your cousin. You're pulling my leg. Now it's time to pull myself together. That means take control of my emotions and act calmly. You're too excited. Pull yourself together and finish the work. If you have a lot of work, you might need to pull out all the stops to get it finished. That means do everything you can to get something done. I thought I'd miss the deadline but I pulled out all the stops and got it finished! If a project's not working, you can pull the plug on it. That means end it. We're pulling the plug on this programme. No one watches it. Pull yourself together and pull out all the stops to learn these phrases.

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