crack a joke
crack a joke
To say something funny; to tell a joke. The teacher scolded me for cracking a joke in the middle of class.
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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
crack a joke
to tell a joke. She's never serious. She's always cracking jokes. Every time Tom cracked a joke, his buddies broke up laughing.
See also: crack, joke
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
crack a joke
Make a joke, say something humorous, as in You can count on Grandpa to crack a joke on every occasion. This expression uses the verb to crack in the now obsolete sense of "briskly pronounce" or "boast." [Early 1700s]
See also: crack, joke
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
crack a ˈjoke
tell a joke: He’s always cracking jokes in class.See also: crack, joke
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary
- get beyond a joke
- be/get/go beyond a joke
- lame joke
- in on the joke
- running joke
- inside joke
- it's not funny
- it isn't funny
- (hardy) har har
- folk