able to take a joke

able to take a joke
able to take a joke
to be able to accept ridicule goodnaturedly; to be able to be the object or butt of a joke willingly. (

Able to

can be replaced with

can

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Better not tease Ann. She can't take a joke.


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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