able to take a joke
able to take a joke
To have the capacity to remain calm or be amused in response to good-natured teasing. I'm certainly able to take a joke, but what you said to me was downright mean. A: "Do you think he'll be offended if I say something about his terrible driving?" B: "Nah, he's able to take a joke."
See also: able, joke, take
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
able to take a joke
to be able to accept ridicule good-naturedly; to be able to be the object or butt of a joke willingly. (Able to can be replaced with can.) Better not tease Ann. She can't take a joke.
See also: able, joke, take
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
- take a joke
- good sport
- be a sport
- good-natured
- regular guy
- regular brick
- regular fellow
- grin and bear it
- twinkly-eyed
- able to take only so much