Idiom of the day :- Wind someone up

Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-

Tease someone A : My goodness, there’s a huge black insect on your head. It’s got five pairs of eyes and hairy legs. B : How horrible ! Please get it off me ! Quickly ! A : No don’t worry, I’m winding you up. There’s nothing there at all. The expression comes from the action of winding up a clock in order to make it go. The idea of being in control is carried over to its slang use. One can control or affect the behavior of a person by winding him up.