take a joke
idiom
: to laugh at a joke that is about oneself
I wasn't being serious. Can't you take a joke?
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No one wants to joke around with someone who can't take a joke.
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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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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 17 Nov. 2024.
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