give (someone) a ribbing
give (someone) a ribbing
To tease or mock someone, usually in a playful or non-malicious manner. My girlfriend always gives me a ribbing about the bathrobe I wear around the house. Don't be offended if the team gives you a bit of a ribbing when you start working here—they have a fondness for poking fun at one another.
See also: give, ribbing
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
- get a ribbing (from someone)
- ribbing
- make game of (someone or something)
- make sport of (someone or something)
- give (one) a bad time
- give somebody a rough, hard, bad, etc. time
- sling off at (someone)
- rip on
- rip on (one)
- rip on someone