he can't take a joke
1can 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)… …
2take 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, ↑ …
3take 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 …
4can 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? …
5take 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 …
6joke — I n. 1) to crack, tell a joke 2) to ad lib a joke 3) to play a joke on 4) to carry a joke too far 5) to take a joke (he can t take a joke) 6) to make a joke of smt. 7) a clean; coarse, crude; dirty, obscene, off color, smutty; old, stale;… …
7joke — joke1 W3S2 [dʒəuk US dʒouk] n [Date: 1600 1700; : Latin; Origin: jocus] 1.) something that you say or do to make people laugh, especially a funny story or trick ▪ Do you know any good jokes? joke about ▪ a joke about absent minded professors ▪… …
8joke — 1 noun (C) 1 STH FUNNY something that you say or do to make people laugh, especially a funny story or trick: Do you know any good jokes? | Don t get mad it was only a joke! | crack/make a joke (=say something funny) | tell a joke (=tell a short… …
9joke — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ amusing, funny, good, hilarious ▪ She didn t seem to find my jokes amusing. ▪ old ▪ That s an old joke …
10joke — I. noun Etymology: Latin jocus; perhaps akin to Old High German gehan to say, Sanskrit yācati he asks Date: 1670 1. a. something said or done to provoke laughter; especially a brief oral narrative with a climactic humorous twist b. (1) the… …
