pull one's leg

bilk con deceive defraud delude dupe fleece hoodwink mislead swindle trick victimize

bamboozle beat beguile bleed bunco burn caboodle chisel cozen crib cross diddle do finagle flimflam fudge gouge hose milk ream rook sandbag scam screw shaft short shuck skin snow stiff sucker take trim two-time

do a number on double-cross double-deal fast talk give bum steer jerk around rip off rope in take for a ride take in take out

be honest give help protect

aid assist

baffle bamboozle betray cheat deceive defraud delude hoodwink mislead swindle victimize

beguile catch chicane circumvent con cozen dust flimflam gull hoax hornswoggle kid outwit overreach rook shaft spoof trick

double-cross jerk around pull something rip off rope in

aid assist be honest help protect support

be serious

coerce elicit exact extract wrest wring

bleed bully clip demand educe evince fleece force get gouge ice milk obtain pinch secure skin soak squeeze stick sting

hold up make pay through nose put screws to put the arm on shake down

forfeit give let go loosen lose offer surrender yield

bamboozle bluff chicane con deceive delude dupe fleece flimflam fool frame gammon gull hoodwink murphy rook sting swindle

fake out play games with run a game on set up take for a ride take in

be honest

banter laugh quip

chaff deceive deride fool frolic fun gambol jape jest jive jolly josh mock needle play revel rib ridicule roast spoof sport taunt trick wisecrack

horse around kid around make merry play the clown play tricks poke fun put on

compliment flatter praise

be serious

deride humiliate lampoon mock scoff scorn taunt

banter caricature cartoon chaff deflate expose fleer gibe haze jape jeer jive jolly josh kid mimic needle parody pooh-pooh quiz rag rally rib ride roast satirize sneer takeoff travesty twit unmask

laugh at make a fool of make a game of make a laughingstock make fun of poke fun at put down rail at razz run down send up show up

approve compliment flatter praise

be serious

lampoon mock parody spoof

banter burlesque caricature cartoon deride haze humiliate jeer jive josh kid mimic needle pan rib ride roast

caricaturize jape laugh at make a fool of make fun of poke fun at razz

praise

banter caricature cartoon chaff deride expose fleer gibe haze humiliate jape jeer jest jive jolly josh kid lampoon laugh at mimic mock needle pan parody pooh-pooh quiz rag rally rib ride roast satirize scoff scorn scout sneer take off taunt travesty

make a fool of make a game of make a laughingstock make fun of poke fun at put down rail at razz run down send up show up

admire approve commend compliment flatter laud praise