pull someone's chain    

yank someone's chain

If you pull someone's chain or yank their chain, you tease them about something, for example by telling them something which is not true. These expressions are used mainly in American English.

sat next to Wade's car, and he decided to take it: what the hell, why not? Let the man show him just how far he could go. Pull his chain, rattle his cage, shake the man up a little.

I glared at her, and she smiled. When would I learn to smarten up and ignore her when she yanked my chain?