Phrases & SayingsPeople and character
have a lend of someone
Also: are you having a lend?, have a lend
Tease, deceive or refuse to take someone seriously.
In a sentence
Are you serious, or are you having a lend of me?
Where it came from
An Australian expression built on “lend”, used when someone is teasing, deceiving or testing another person’s credulity.
- First recorded
- late 20th century
- Initial era
- 1900–1999
- Where used
- Australia-wide