take_a_joke (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the expression *take a joke*:
VERB	cognition	take a joke	listen to a joke at one's own expense

English > *take a joke*: 1 sense > verb 1, cognition
Meaning	listen to a joke at one's own expense.
Pattern	Somebody ----s
Example	"Can't you take a joke?"
Broader	digest, endure, stick out, stomach, bear, stand, tolerate, support, brook, abide, suffer, put up	put up with something or somebody unpleasant

HyperDic: take_a_joke