Directly similar in meaning:
* Having your leg pulled: This is the passive form of "pulling your leg," used to describe the experience of being tricked.
* Taking the mickey: (UK slang) This is a more informal way to say "pulling your leg."
* Taking the piss: (UK slang, more vulgar) This has a similar meaning but carries a more mocking or disrespectful tone.
* Wind someone up: (UK slang) This means to deliberately annoy someone with teasing or jokes.
Similar in meaning but with slightly different connotations:
* Give someone a hard time: This implies teasing someone in a persistent or annoying way.
* Give someone a ribbing: This is a milder form of teasing, often done affectionately.
* Playing a joke on someone: This emphasizes the humorous aspect of the trick.
* Putting someone on: This is a less common idiom, but it means to deceive someone playfully.
Phrases with similar figurative meaning:
* Leading someone on: This implies misleading someone about your intentions.
* Stringing someone along: This suggests deceiving someone over a prolonged period.
* Faking someone out: This means to mislead someone for a brief period, often in a playful way.
The best idiom to use depends on the specific context and the intended tone.