durch den Kakao ziehen

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German

Etymology

Kakao is in this case perhaps a euphemism for Kacke (Duden Herkunftswörterbuch 3rd ed.)

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Verb

durch den Kakao ziehen (class 2 strong, third-person singular present zieht durch den Kakao, past tense zog durch den Kakao, past participle durch den Kakao gezogen, past subjunctive zöge durch den Kakao, auxiliary haben)

  1. (idiomatic) to pull someone's leg, to make fun of someone or something, to roast someone
    Synonyms: verspotten, veralbern, veräppeln, auf den Arm nehmen, für dumm verkaufen
    Er zieht dich nur durch den Kakao.He is just pulling your leg.

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