To pull someone's leg

Tomar el pelo

Through thick and thin

¡Contigo pan y cebolla!

To wear the pants, have the last say

Cortar el bacalao

To have the upper hand

Tener la sartén por el mango

To hassle someone

Comer el coco

We both though the other would do it

Los unos por los otros, la casa sin barrer

To swindle, cheat

Dar gato por liebre

You scratch my back and I'll scratch yours

¡Hoy por ti, mañana por mi!

It helps to have friends in high places

A quien a buen árbol se arrima, buena sombra le cobija

To fight like cats and dogs

Llevarse como el perro y el gato

The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot

En casa del herrero, cuchillo de palo

To make someone jealous

Poner los dientes largos

To suck up to someone

Hacer la pelota

To let bygones be gybones

Hacer borrón y cuenta nueva

To have connections

Ser o Estar Enchufado

To be inseparable

Ser uña y carne

Birds of a feather flock together

Dime con quién andas y te diré quié eres

Close contact breeds affection

El roce hace el cariño

To be taken advantage of

Hacer el primo

To flirt

Tirar los tejos

If you raise a snake, expect to get bitten

Cría cuervos y te sacarán los ojos

To be feisty

Ser de armas tomar

Through thick and thin

A las duras y a las maduras

It doesn't hurt to be polite

Lo cortés no quita lo valiente

To not name any names

Se dice el pecado pero no el pecador

Prince Charming

Ser el príncipe azul

Tomar el pelo

The popular expression tomar el pelo is highly used in Spanish language. Its actual meaning cannot be inferred by its literal meaning “to take hair” which is not self-explanatory. Tomar el pelo is mainly conveyed in English by the expression to pull someone's leg. Other possible translations in English are to make fun of someone, to poke fun at someone, to joke, to tease someone, to take someone for a ride, to deceive someone, to mess with someone, to mess around, to kid someone.

No le creas, te está tomando el pelo.
Do not believe him, he's pulling your leg/he's having you on/he's putting you on.

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