take a joke

idiom

: to laugh at a joke that is about oneself
I wasn't being serious. Can't you take a joke?

Examples of take a joke in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web No one wants to joke around with someone who can't take a joke. Jason Parham, WIRED, 26 July 2024 Gemini May 21-June 20 Your peers might take a joke of yours the wrong way today. Tarot Astrologers, Chicago Tribune, 3 May 2023 Gemini May 21-June 20 Your peers might take a joke of yours the wrong way today. Tarot Astrologers, Chicago Tribune, 3 May 2023 But some worried that societal forces, including the bitter debates of the Trump years and the difficulties many faced during the pandemic, may have left people increasingly on edge — and less willing to take a joke. New York Times, 12 May 2022 And what better testament to a strong sense of self than the ability to take a joke? Sabrina Park, Harper's BAZAAR, 25 Aug. 2021 Nothing worse than you over-reacters, not being able to take a joke! Scott Ostler, San Francisco Chronicle, 20 Jan. 2023 Can America take a joke? Haven Daley, USA TODAY, 12 Dec. 2022 The toy's maker says Jack Daniel's can't take a joke. Jessica Gresko, The Enquirer, 21 Nov. 2022

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“Take a joke.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/take%20a%20joke. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

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