get a ribbing (from someone)
get a ribbing (from someone)
To be teased or mocked, usually in a playful or non-malicious manner. I always get a ribbing from my girlfriend for the bathrobe I wear around the house. Don't be offended if you get a bit of a ribbing when you start working here—our team has a fondness for poking fun at one another.
See also: get, ribbing
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
- ribbing
- give (someone) a ribbing
- sharp tongue
- barbed tongue
- leer
- leer at
- leer at (someone or something)
- straight arrow
- a straight arrow
- sup with the devil