| 词汇 | take a joke |
| 释义 | Idiom 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 take a jokeTo have the capacity to remain calm or be amused in response to good-natured teasing. I'm certainly able to take a joke, but what you said to me was downright mean. A: "Do you think he'll be offended if I say something about his terrible driving?" B: "Nah, he can take a joke." take a jokeAccept teasing at one's own expense, as in Sam really couldn't take a joke. This idiom, often put negatively, was first recorded in 1780. Also see take it. take a ˈjokefind a joke or trick which is played on you amusing and accept it: He didn’t think it was funny at all when we put that pin on his chair. He really can’t take a joke, can he? |
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