{"id":18621,"date":"2026-09-07T15:16:49","date_gmt":"2026-09-07T08:16:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/smartcom.vn\/blog\/?p=18621"},"modified":"2026-09-07T15:16:49","modified_gmt":"2026-09-07T08:16:49","slug":"pull-someones-leg","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/smartcom.vn\/blog\/pull-someones-leg\/","title":{"rendered":"Pull someone\u2019s leg"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n
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\n 5\/5 - (1 b\u00ecnh ch\u1ecdn) <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

Pull someone’s leg l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t th\u00e0nh ng\u1eef ti\u1ebfng Anh v\u00f4 c\u00f9ng ph\u1ed5 bi\u1ebfn, d\u00f9ng \u0111\u1ec3 ch\u1ec9 h\u00e0nh \u0111\u1ed9ng tr\u00eau ch\u1ecdc, \u0111\u00f9a gi\u1ee1n ho\u1eb7c n\u00f3i \u0111\u00f9a \u0111i\u1ec1u g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 th\u1eadt v\u1edbi ai \u0111\u00f3 nh\u1eb1m m\u1ee5c \u0111\u00edch gi\u1ea3i tr\u00ed, t\u1ea1o kh\u00f4ng kh\u00ed vui v\u1ebb (t\u01b0\u01a1ng \u0111\u01b0\u01a1ng v\u1edbi c\u00e1c c\u1ee5m t\u1eeb “tr\u00eau \u0111\u00f9a”, “gi\u1ee1n m\u1eb7t”, “th\u1ea3 d\u01b0a b\u1edf” trong ti\u1ebfng Vi\u1ec7t). V\u1ec1 m\u1eb7t ng\u1eef ph\u00e1p, c\u1ee5m idiom n\u00e0y ho\u1ea1t \u0111\u1ed9ng nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t c\u1ee5m \u0111\u1ed9ng t\u1eeb (Verb phrase), trong \u0111\u00f3 \u0111\u1ed9ng t\u1eeb pull \u0111i k\u00e8m v\u1edbi t\u00e2n ng\u1eef ch\u1ec9 ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ecb tr\u00eau ch\u1ecdc (pull my\/his\/her\/their leg) v\u00e0 th\u01b0\u1eddng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c d\u00f9ng nhi\u1ec1u \u1edf c\u00e1c th\u00ec ti\u1ebfp di\u1ec5n (are you pulling my leg?).<\/em><\/p>\n

Tuy nhi\u00ean, vi\u1ec7c d\u1ecbch th\u00f4 t\u1eebng t\u1eeb (“k\u00e9o ch\u00e2n ai \u0111\u00f3”) d\u1ec5 khi\u1ebfn ng\u01b0\u1eddi h\u1ecdc l\u00fang t\u00fang v\u1ec1 m\u1eb7t \u00fd ngh\u0129a, ho\u1eb7c nh\u1ea7m l\u1eabn ng\u1eef c\u1ea3nh tr\u00eau \u0111\u00f9a thi\u1ec7n ch\u00ed v\u1edbi h\u00e0nh vi l\u1eeba g\u1ea1t \u00e1c \u00fd (trick hay deceive).<\/em><\/p>\n

B\u00e0i vi\u1ebft n\u00e0y s\u1ebd gi\u1ea3i \u0111\u00e1p tr\u1ecdn b\u1ed9 v\u1ec1 th\u00e0nh ng\u1eef pull someone’s leg<\/strong><\/span><\/a>: gi\u1ea3i m\u00e3 ngu\u1ed3n g\u1ed1c l\u1ecbch s\u1eed th\u00fa v\u1ecb li\u00ean quan \u0111\u1ebfn c\u00e1c tr\u00f2 \u0111\u00f9a ng\u00e1ng ch\u00e2n th\u1eddi London th\u1ebf k\u1ef7 19, h\u01b0\u1edbng d\u1eabn c\u00e1ch \u1ee9ng d\u1ee5ng t\u1ef1 nhi\u00ean v\u00e0o giao ti\u1ebfp \u0111\u1eddi s\u1ed1ng v\u00e0 b\u00e0i thi IELTS Speaking, k\u00e8m b\u00e0i t\u1eadp th\u1ef1c h\u00e0nh c\u00f3 \u0111\u00e1p \u00e1n gi\u00fap b\u1ea1n n\u1eb1m l\u00f2ng ki\u1ebfn th\u1ee9c ch\u1ec9 trong 3 ph\u00fat!<\/em><\/p>\n

<\/span>\u201cPull someone’s leg\u201d l\u00e0 g\u00ec?<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n

N\u1ebfu d\u1ecbch th\u00f4 theo t\u1eebng t\u1eeb (word-by-word), <\/span>\u201cpull someone\u2019s leg\u201d<\/b> ngh\u0129a l\u00e0 “k\u00e9o ch\u00e2n c\u1ee7a ai \u0111\u00f3”. Tuy nhi\u00ean, trong ti\u1ebfng Anh, c\u1ee5m t\u1eeb n\u00e0y l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t <\/span>idiom<\/span><\/i> mang \u00fd ngh\u0129a ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n kh\u00e1c. <\/span>\u201cPull someone\u2019s leg\u201d<\/b> c\u00f3 ngh\u0129a l\u00e0 <\/span>tr\u00eau ch\u1ecdc ai \u0111\u00f3, n\u00f3i \u0111\u00f9a v\u1edbi ai \u0111\u00f3 b\u1eb1ng c\u00e1ch gi\u1ea3 v\u1edd tin v\u00e0o m\u1ed9t \u0111i\u1ec1u g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 th\u1eadt nh\u01b0ng theo m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch h\u00e0i h\u01b0\u1edbc, v\u00f4 h\u1ea1i.<\/b><\/p>\n

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  • \u00dd ngh\u0129a t\u01b0\u01a1ng \u0111\u01b0\u01a1ng trong ti\u1ebfng Vi\u1ec7t:<\/b> Tr\u00eau \u0111\u00f9a, n\u00f3i kho\u00e1c, x\u1ea1o s\u1ef1, “ch\u1ecdc qu\u00ea” ai \u0111\u00f3.<\/span><\/li>\n
  • Ngu\u1ed3n g\u1ed1c th\u00fa v\u1ecb:<\/b> C\u00f3 nhi\u1ec1u gi\u1ea3 thuy\u1ebft v\u1ec1 ngu\u1ed3n g\u1ed1c c\u1ee7a th\u00e0nh ng\u1eef n\u00e0y. M\u1ed9t trong nh\u1eefng gi\u1ea3 thuy\u1ebft ph\u1ed5 bi\u1ebfn nh\u1ea5t b\u1eaft ngu\u1ed3n t\u1eeb th\u1ebf k\u1ef7 18-19 t\u1ea1i Anh, n\u01a1i nh\u1eefng k\u1ebb tr\u1ed9m \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng ph\u1ed1 th\u01b0\u1eddng d\u00f9ng g\u1eady ho\u1eb7c d\u00e2y \u0111\u1ec3 “k\u00e9o ch\u00e2n” (l\u00e0m v\u1ea5p ng\u00e3) ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111i \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng nh\u1eb1m tr\u1ed9m t\u00e0i s\u1ea3n. Qua th\u1eddi gian, \u00fd ngh\u0129a b\u1ea1o l\u1ef1c n\u00e0y d\u1ea7n bi\u1ebfn \u0111\u1ed5i th\u00e0nh h\u00e0nh \u0111\u1ed9ng “l\u1eeba g\u1ea1t” mang t\u00ednh ch\u1ea5t vui v\u1ebb, tr\u00eau \u0111\u00f9a trong giao ti\u1ebfp h\u00e0ng ng\u00e0y.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Trong c\u00e1c b\u00e0i thi ti\u1ebfng Anh nh\u01b0 IELTS (\u0111\u1eb7c bi\u1ec7t l\u00e0 k\u1ef9 n\u0103ng <\/span>IELTS Speaking<\/span><\/i>), vi\u1ec7c s\u1eed d\u1ee5ng th\u00e0nh th\u1ea1o c\u00e1c <\/span>idiomatic expressions<\/span><\/i> nh\u01b0 <\/span>\u201cpull someone\u2019s leg\u201d<\/b> ch\u00ednh l\u00e0 ch\u00eca kh\u00f3a v\u00e0ng gi\u00fap b\u1ea1n n\u00e2ng cao \u0111i\u1ec3m s\u1ed1 \u1edf ti\u00eau ch\u00ed <\/span>Lexical Resource<\/span><\/i> (S\u1ef1 \u0111a d\u1ea1ng v\u1ec1 t\u1eeb v\u1ef1ng). Vi\u1ec7c hi\u1ec3u \u0111\u00fang <\/span>definition<\/span><\/i> (\u0111\u1ecbnh ngh\u0129a) c\u1ee7a c\u1ee5m t\u1eeb s\u1ebd gi\u00fap b\u1ea1n t\u1ef1 tin h\u01a1n khi giao ti\u1ebfp v\u1edbi ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ea3n x\u1ee9 (<\/span>native speakers<\/span><\/i>) v\u00e0 tr\u00e1nh nh\u1eefng hi\u1ec3u l\u1ea7m kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u00e1ng c\u00f3.<\/span><\/p>\n

    \"pull<\/p>\n

    <\/span>Ph\u00e2n bi\u1ec7t \u201cpull someone\u2019s leg\u201d v\u00e0 \u201cmock someone\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n

    Nhi\u1ec1u b\u1ea1n h\u1ecdc sinh, sinh vi\u00ean th\u01b0\u1eddng b\u1ecb nh\u1ea7m l\u1eabn gi\u1eefa <\/span>\u201cpull someone\u2019s leg\u201d<\/b> v\u00e0 c\u1ee5m t\u1eeb <\/span>\u201cmock someone\u201d<\/b> v\u00ec c\u1ea3 hai \u0111\u1ec1u d\u1ecbch sang ti\u1ebfng Vi\u1ec7t c\u00f3 n\u00e9t ngh\u0129a li\u00ean quan \u0111\u1ebfn vi\u1ec7c “tr\u00eau ch\u1ecdc”. Tuy nhi\u00ean, s\u1eafc th\u00e1i bi\u1ec3u c\u1ea3m (<\/span>connotation<\/span><\/i>) v\u00e0 ho\u00e0n c\u1ea3nh s\u1eed d\u1ee5ng (<\/span>context<\/span><\/i>) c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang l\u1ea1i kh\u00e1c nhau m\u1ed9t tr\u1eddi m\u1ed9t v\u1ef1c.<\/span><\/p>\n

    \u0110\u1ec3 kh\u00f4ng b\u1ecb tr\u1eeb \u0111i\u1ec3m \u0111\u00e1ng ti\u1ebfc trong c\u00e1c b\u00e0i vi\u1ebft hay b\u00e0i n\u00f3i, h\u00e3y l\u01b0u \u00fd b\u1ea3ng so s\u00e1nh chi ti\u1ebft d\u01b0\u1edbi \u0111\u00e2y:<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
    Ti\u00eau ch\u00ed<\/strong><\/td>\nPull someone\u2019s leg<\/strong><\/td>\nMock someone<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    M\u1ee5c \u0111\u00edch (Intention)<\/span><\/td>\nMang t\u00ednh ch\u1ea5t <\/span>vui v\u1ebb, h\u00e0i h\u01b0\u1edbc (humorous), v\u00f4 h\u1ea1i (harmless)<\/b>. Ng\u01b0\u1eddi n\u00f3i ch\u1ec9 mu\u1ed1n t\u1ea1o kh\u00f4ng kh\u00ed vui nh\u1ed9n ho\u1eb7c tr\u00eau \u0111\u00f9a m\u1ed9t ch\u00fat r\u1ed3i s\u1ebd \u0111\u00ednh ch\u00ednh ngay sau \u0111\u00f3.<\/span><\/td>\nMang t\u00ednh ch\u1ea5t <\/span>ch\u1ebf gi\u1ec5u, m\u1ec9a mai (sarcastic), ho\u1eb7c \u00e1c \u00fd (malicious)<\/b>. Ng\u01b0\u1eddi n\u00f3i c\u1ed1 t\u00ecnh l\u00e0m t\u1ed5n th\u01b0\u01a1ng ho\u1eb7c h\u1ea1 th\u1ea5p danh d\u1ef1 c\u1ee7a ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00e1c.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    M\u1ed1i quan h\u1ec7<\/span><\/td>\nTh\u01b0\u1eddng d\u00f9ng gi\u1eefa <\/span>b\u1ea1n b\u00e8 th\u00e2n thi\u1ebft, ng\u01b0\u1eddi th\u00e2n trong gia \u0111\u00ecnh<\/b> ho\u1eb7c nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi c\u00f3 m\u1ed1i quan h\u1ec7 g\u1ea7n g\u0169i.<\/span><\/td>\nTh\u01b0\u1eddng xu\u1ea5t hi\u1ec7n trong c\u00e1c t\u00ecnh hu\u1ed1ng <\/span>b\u1eaft n\u1ea1t (bullying), m\u00e2u thu\u1eabn<\/b>, ho\u1eb7c khi m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi mu\u1ed1n th\u1ec3 hi\u1ec7n s\u1ef1 khinh th\u01b0\u1eddng \u0111\u1ed1i v\u1edbi ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00e1c.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    V\u00ed d\u1ee5 minh h\u1ecda<\/span><\/td>\n“Don’t worry, I didn’t really lose your laptop. I was just <\/span>pulling your leg<\/b>!” <\/span>(\u0110\u1eebng lo, t\u1edb kh\u00f4ng l\u00e0m m\u1ea5t m\u00e1y t\u00ednh c\u1ee7a c\u1eadu \u0111\u00e2u. T\u1edb ch\u1ec9 tr\u00eau c\u1eadu ch\u00fat th\u00f4i!)<\/span><\/i><\/td>\n“The bullies <\/span>mocked his accent<\/b> during the presentation.” <\/span>(Nh\u1eefng k\u1ebb b\u1eaft n\u1ea1t \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1ebf gi\u1ec5u gi\u1ecdng n\u00f3i c\u1ee7a anh \u1ea5y trong su\u1ed1t b\u00e0i thuy\u1ebft tr\u00ecnh.)<\/span><\/i><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

    T\u00f3m l\u1ea1i, n\u1ebfu b\u1ea1n tr\u00eau \u0111\u00f9a \u0111\u1ec3 t\u1ea1o ti\u1ebfng c\u01b0\u1eddi l\u00e0nh m\u1ea1nh, h\u00e3y d\u00f9ng <\/span>\u201cpull someone\u2019s leg\u201d<\/b>. Ng\u01b0\u1ee3c l\u1ea1i, n\u1ebfu h\u00e0nh \u0111\u1ed9ng \u0111\u00f3 g\u00e2y t\u1ed5n th\u01b0\u01a1ng ho\u1eb7c mang t\u00ednh c\u00f4ng k\u00edch, t\u1eeb ch\u00ednh x\u00e1c ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 <\/span>\u201cmock someone\u201d<\/b> ho\u1eb7c <\/span>\u201ctease someone unkindly\u201d<\/b>.<\/span><\/p>\n

    \"ph\u00e2n<\/p>\n

    <\/span>\u201cPull someone\u2019s leg\u201d trong t\u00ecnh hu\u1ed1ng c\u1ee5 th\u1ec3<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n

    \u0110\u1ec3 l\u00e0m ch\u1ee7 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u1ed9t t\u1eeb v\u1ef1ng, c\u00e1ch t\u1ed1t nh\u1ea5t l\u00e0 \u0111\u1eb7t n\u00f3 v\u00e0o c\u00e1c ng\u1eef c\u1ea3nh giao ti\u1ebfp th\u1ef1c t\u1ebf (<\/span>real-life context<\/span><\/i>). D\u01b0\u1edbi \u0111\u00e2y l\u00e0 c\u00e1c c\u1ea5u tr\u00fac ng\u1eef ph\u00e1p th\u00f4ng d\u1ee5ng v\u00e0 c\u00e1c \u0111o\u1ea1n h\u1ed9i tho\u1ea1i m\u1eabu gi\u00fap b\u1ea1n d\u1ec5 d\u00e0ng \u00e1p d\u1ee5ng <\/span>\u201cpull someone\u2019s leg\u201d<\/b> v\u00e0o cu\u1ed9c s\u1ed1ng c\u0169ng nh\u01b0 c\u00e1c b\u00e0i thi n\u00f3i.<\/span><\/p>\n

    C\u1ea5u tr\u00fac ng\u1eef ph\u00e1p th\u00f4ng d\u1ee5ng:<\/span><\/p>\n

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    • S + pull + t\u00ednh t\u1eeb s\u1edf h\u1eefu (my\/your\/his\/her…) + leg<\/span><\/li>\n
    • S + pull + someone’s + leg<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      L\u01b0u \u00fd:<\/span><\/i> V\u00ec “pull” l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ed9ng t\u1eeb th\u01b0\u1eddng, b\u1ea1n c\u1ea7n chia \u0111\u1ed9ng t\u1eeb n\u00e0y theo \u0111\u00fang th\u00ec (<\/span>verb tenses<\/span><\/i>) c\u1ee7a c\u00e2u (v\u00ed d\u1ee5: <\/span>pulled<\/span><\/i> \u1edf qu\u00e1 kh\u1ee9, <\/span>is pulling<\/span><\/i> \u1edf ti\u1ebfp di\u1ec5n).<\/span><\/p>\n

      T\u00ecnh hu\u1ed1ng 1: Tr\u00eau \u0111\u00f9a v\u1ec1 m\u1ed9t th\u00f4ng tin b\u1ea5t ng\u1edd (Th\u00ec qu\u00e1 kh\u1ee9 ti\u1ebfp di\u1ec5n)<\/span><\/p>\n

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      • Context:<\/b> Hai b\u1ea1n sinh vi\u00ean n\u00f3i chuy\u1ec7n v\u1ec1 k\u1ebft qu\u1ea3 b\u00e0i ki\u1ec3m tra gi\u1eefa k\u1ef3.<\/span><\/li>\n
      • Nam:<\/b> “Hey Mai, the professor said you got a D on the final exam. You need to retake the course.”<\/span><\/li>\n
      • Mai:<\/b> “What? Really? I studied so hard for that test! Oh my god…”<\/span><\/li>\n
      • Nam:<\/b> “Relax! I was just <\/span>pulling your leg<\/b>. You actually got an A+!”<\/span><\/li>\n
      • Mai:<\/b> “Gosh, don’t do that again! You almost gave me a heart attack!”<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

        T\u00ecnh hu\u1ed1ng 2: S\u1eed d\u1ee5ng trong b\u00e0i thi IELTS Speaking Part 1 (Topic: Jokes\/Friends)<\/span><\/p>\n

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        • Examiner:<\/b> “Do you like playing jokes on your friends?”<\/span><\/li>\n
        • Candidate:<\/b> “Well, honestly, yes. Occasionally, I enjoy <\/span>pulling my best friend’s leg<\/b> by telling him that our class is canceled or that we have a sudden pop quiz. It\u2019s just a bit of harmless fun to relieve academic stress, and we always end up laughing together.”<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

          Qua c\u00e1c v\u00ed d\u1ee5 tr\u00ean, c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 th\u1ea5y th\u00e0nh ng\u1eef <\/span>\u201cpull someone\u2019s leg\u201d<\/b> ho\u1ea1t \u0111\u1ed9ng nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t c\u00f4ng c\u1ee5 \u0111\u1eafc l\u1ef1c gi\u00fap cu\u1ed9c h\u1ed9i tho\u1ea1i tr\u1edf n\u00ean t\u1ef1 nhi\u00ean, sinh \u0111\u1ed9ng v\u00e0 \u0111\u1eadm ch\u1ea5t b\u1ea3n x\u1ee9 h\u01a1n.<\/span><\/p>\n

          \"pull<\/p>\n

          <\/span>B\u00e0i t\u1eadp \u1ee9ng d\u1ee5ng<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n

          H\u00e3y c\u00f9ng c\u1ee7ng c\u1ed1 l\u1ea1i ki\u1ebfn th\u1ee9c v\u1eeba h\u1ecdc qua b\u00e0i t\u1eadp tr\u1eafc nghi\u1ec7m nh\u1ecf d\u01b0\u1edbi \u0111\u00e2y. H\u00e3y ch\u1ecdn \u0111\u00e1p \u00e1n \u0111\u00fang nh\u1ea5t \u0111\u1ec3 ho\u00e0n th\u00e0nh c\u00e1c c\u00e2u sau.<\/span><\/p>\n

          C\u00e2u 1:<\/b> I panicked when my brother told me our flight was canceled, but he was just ________.<\/span><\/p>\n

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          1. mocking my leg<\/span><\/li>\n
          2. pulling my leg<\/span><\/li>\n
          3. pushing my leg<\/span><\/li>\n
          4. teasing my leg<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

            C\u00e2u 2:<\/b> It is cruel to ________ someone just because they look different from you.<\/span><\/p>\n

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            1. pull the leg of<\/span><\/li>\n
            2. mock<\/span><\/li>\n
            3. pull someone’s leg<\/span><\/li>\n
            4. joking with<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

              C\u00e2u 3:<\/b> “Did John really win the lottery?” – “No, he was just ________. He doesn’t even buy lottery tickets.”<\/span><\/p>\n

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              1. pulling your leg<\/span><\/li>\n
              2. mocking you<\/span><\/li>\n
              3. pulling his leg<\/span><\/li>\n
              4. making fun<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                C\u00e2u 4:<\/b> Stop ________! I know for sure that tomorrow is a national holiday and we don’t have to go to school.<\/span><\/p>\n

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                1. mocking me<\/span><\/li>\n
                2. pulling my leg<\/span><\/li>\n
                3. deceiving me<\/span><\/li>\n
                4. making fun of me<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                  \u0110\u00e1p \u00e1n v\u00e0 gi\u1ea3i th\u00edch chi ti\u1ebft:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

                    \n
                  1. \u0110\u00e1p \u00e1n B: pulling my leg.<\/b>\n
                      \n
                    • Gi\u1ea3i th\u00edch:<\/span><\/i> Ng\u1eef c\u1ea3nh c\u00e2u cho th\u1ea5y ng\u01b0\u1eddi anh trai l\u00e0m cho nh\u00e2n v\u1eadt “t\u00f4i” ho\u1ea3ng lo\u1ea1n nh\u01b0ng \u0111\u00f3 ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0 tr\u00f2 \u0111\u00f9a v\u00f4 h\u1ea1i. C\u1ea5u tr\u00fac \u0111\u00fang l\u00e0 <\/span>pulling my leg<\/span><\/i>.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
                    • \u0110\u00e1p \u00e1n B: mock.<\/b>\n
                        \n
                      • Gi\u1ea3i th\u00edch:<\/span><\/i> C\u00e2u n\u00e0y mang s\u1eafc th\u00e1i ti\u00eau c\u1ef1c, \u00e1c \u00fd (<\/span>cruel<\/span><\/i> – t\u00e0n nh\u1eabn) khi ch\u1ebf gi\u1ec5u ngo\u1ea1i h\u00ecnh c\u1ee7a ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00e1c. Do \u0111\u00f3, ta ph\u1ea3i d\u00f9ng \u0111\u1ed9ng t\u1eeb <\/span>mock<\/span><\/i>.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
                      • \u0110\u00e1p \u00e1n A: pulling your leg.<\/b>\n
                          \n
                        • Gi\u1ea3i th\u00edch:<\/span><\/i> Ng\u01b0\u1eddi tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi \u0111ang mu\u1ed1n n\u00f3i John ch\u1ec9 \u0111ang tr\u00eau ng\u01b0\u1eddi nghe th\u00f4i (tr\u00eau b\u1ea1n \u0111\u00f3\/tr\u00eau c\u1eadu \u0111\u00f3). C\u1ea5u tr\u00fac ph\u00f9 h\u1ee3p ng\u1eef c\u1ea3nh l\u00e0 <\/span>pulling your leg<\/span><\/i>.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
                        • \u0110\u00e1p \u00e1n B: pulling my leg.<\/b>\n
                            \n
                          • Gi\u1ea3i th\u00edch:<\/span><\/i> “Th\u00f4i tr\u00eau t\u1edb \u0111i! T\u1edb bi\u1ebft th\u1eeba ng\u00e0y mai l\u00e0 ng\u00e0y l\u1ec5…” -> Tr\u00eau \u0111\u00f9a vui v\u1ebb, c\u1ea5u tr\u00fac ph\u00f9 h\u1ee3p l\u00e0 <\/span>pulling my leg<\/span><\/i>.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                            <\/span>T\u1ed5ng k\u1ebft<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n

                            Vi\u1ec7c l\u00e0m ch\u1ee7 c\u00e1c th\u00e0nh ng\u1eef nh\u01b0 <\/span>\u201cpull someone\u2019s leg\u201d<\/b> kh\u00f4ng ch\u1ec9 gi\u00fap c\u00e1c b\u1ea1n h\u1ecdc sinh, sinh vi\u00ean \u0111a d\u1ea1ng h\u00f3a v\u1ed1n t\u1eeb v\u1ef1ng ti\u1ebfng Anh giao ti\u1ebfp, m\u00e0 c\u00f2n l\u00e0 b\u1ec7 ph\u00f3ng v\u1eefng ch\u1eafc \u0111\u1ec3 chinh ph\u1ee5c c\u00e1c band \u0111i\u1ec3m cao trong k\u1ef3 thi <\/span>IELTS<\/span><\/i>. H\u00e3y nh\u1edb r\u1eb1ng, ranh gi\u1edbi gi\u1eefa m\u1ed9t l\u1eddi tr\u00eau \u0111\u00f9a vui v\u1ebb (<\/span>pulling someone’s leg<\/span><\/i>) v\u00e0 s\u1ef1 ch\u1ebf gi\u1ec5u \u00e1c \u00fd (<\/span>mocking someone<\/span><\/i>) r\u1ea5t mong manh, v\u00ec v\u1eady h\u00e3y s\u1eed d\u1ee5ng ch\u00fang th\u1eadt tinh t\u1ebf v\u00e0 \u0111\u00fang ho\u00e0n c\u1ea3nh nh\u00e9!<\/span><\/p>\n

                            B\u1ea1n \u0111ang loay hoay kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft l\u00e0m sao \u0111\u1ec3 n\u00e2ng band <\/span>Lexical Resource<\/span><\/i> trong IELTS Speaking? B\u1ea1n mu\u1ed1n h\u1ecdc th\u00eam h\u00e0ng tr\u0103m <\/span>idioms<\/span><\/i> \u0111\u1ed9c l\u1ea1 v\u00e0 th\u1ef1c t\u1ebf kh\u00e1c \u0111\u1ec3 t\u1ef1 tin l\u00e0m ch\u1ee7 m\u1ecdi ph\u00f2ng thi?<\/span><\/p>\n

                            H\u00e3y \u0111\u1ec3 l\u1ea1i <\/span>band \u0111i\u1ec3m m\u1ee5c ti\u00eau<\/b> v\u00e0 <\/span>k\u1ef9 n\u0103ng b\u1ea1n \u0111ang g\u1eb7p kh\u00f3 kh\u0103n nh\u1ea5t<\/b> (nh\u01b0 Speaking hay Writing) ngay d\u01b0\u1edbi ph\u1ea7n b\u00ecnh lu\u1eadn. T\u00f4i s\u1ebd thi\u1ebft k\u1ebf ri\u00eang cho b\u1ea1n m\u1ed9t <\/span>l\u1ed9 tr\u00ecnh h\u1ecdc t\u1eeb v\u1ef1ng c\u00e1 nh\u00e2n h\u00f3a<\/b> ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n mi\u1ec5n ph\u00ed gi\u00fap b\u1ea1n b\u1ee9t ph\u00e1 \u0111i\u1ec3m s\u1ed1 ngay trong th\u00e1ng n\u00e0y!<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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