- take a joke
- {v. phr.} Accept in good spirit some derision directed at oneself. * /My brother has a good sense of humor when teasing others, but he cannot take a joke on himself./
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
take a joke
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take a joke — verb listen to a joke at one s own expense Can t you take a joke? • Hypernyms: ↑digest, ↑endure, ↑stick out, ↑stomach, ↑bear, ↑stand, ↑tolerate, ↑support, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
take a joke — not be mad if the joke is about you, a good sport Let s tell the story about Steve getting lost. He can take a joke … English idioms
take a joke — {v. phr.} Accept in good spirit some derision directed at oneself. * /My brother has a good sense of humor when teasing others, but he cannot take a joke on himself./ … Dictionary of American idioms
take\ a\ joke — v. phr. Accept in good spirit some derision directed at oneself. My brother has a good sense of humor when teasing others, but he cannot take a joke on himself … Словарь американских идиом
take a joke — to accept it with good humor when others make fun of you. He has a great sense of humor and isn t so self important that he can t take a joke. Usage notes: usually used in the negative … New idioms dictionary
take a joke — verb To accept a joke at ones expense … Wiktionary
can take a joke — phrase if you can take a joke, you are able to laugh when someone makes a joke about you or does something to trick you What’s the matter with you? Can’t you take a joke? Thesaurus: relating to humoursynonym Main entry: joke * * * can (or can t)… … Useful english dictionary
can take a joke — if you can take a joke, you are able to laugh when someone makes a joke about you or does something to trick you What s the matter with you? Can t you take a joke? … English dictionary
Take — Take, v. t. [imp. {Took} (t[oo^]k); p. p. {Taken} (t[=a]k n); p. pr. & vb. n. {Taking}.] [Icel. taka; akin to Sw. taga, Dan. tage, Goth. t[=e]kan to touch; of uncertain origin.] 1. In an active sense; To lay hold of; to seize with the hands, or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
take — [tāk] vt. took, taken, taking [ME taken < OE tacan < ON taka < ? IE base * dēg , to lay hold of] I to get possession of by force or skill; seize, grasp, catch, capture, win, etc. 1. to get by conquering; capture; seize 2. to trap, snare … English World dictionary
