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Jeff_999 Posted 21 years ago
Grammar

yank

What does it mean when people say "I am not yanking you"?
  

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they are saying that they are telling the truth. yanking -> yank your chain -> lead you around -> lie

— Vorpar

  • they are saying that they are telling the truth.
  • yanking -> yank your chain -> lead you around -> lie
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they are saying that they are telling the truth.

yanking -> yank your chain -> lead you around -> lie
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Thank you so much Vorpar. I got it totally.
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Hi guys,

Where I live, I don't hear '.... yank ....', I hear '....jerk ....'

Stop jerking me around!

Best wishes, Clive
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Oh really? So "to yank sb" is not that common in daily talk?
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Hi,

Well, I never hear it where I live, but perhaps in San Francisco where Vorpar is from.

Clive
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More of an east coast expression, I believe.
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