joke is on

the joke's on (one)

1. One is experiencing or will experience a negative outcome, particularly one that was intended for someone else. The phrase typically refers to a practical joke or malicious act that has backfired. Greg set up this bucket of water to fall on me, but the joke's on him now—I rigged it up over his bedroom door. He thought he could steal my job by telling the boss terrible things about me, but the joke's on him—he's getting fired for misuse of company time.

2. One seems silly or foolish. Well, the joke's on me because I spent so much time perfecting our itinerary that I forgot to put gas in my car before the trip.

joke is on someone

1. Someone is the butt of the joke. The joke is on Bob, so it's good that he is a good sport.

2. The joke has backfired on someone. Ha, ha! The joke's on you after all.

词组	joke is on
释义	joke is on the joke's on (one) 1. One is experiencing or will experience a negative outcome, particularly one that was intended for someone else. The phrase typically refers to a practical joke or malicious act that has backfired. Greg set up this bucket of water to fall on me, but the joke's on him now—I rigged it up over his bedroom door. He thought he could steal my job by telling the boss terrible things about me, but the joke's on him—he's getting fired for misuse of company time. 2. One seems silly or foolish. Well, the joke's on me because I spent so much time perfecting our itinerary that I forgot to put gas in my car before the trip. See also: on Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. joke is on someone 1. Someone is the butt of the joke. The joke is on Bob, so it's good that he is a good sport. 2. The joke has backfired on someone. Ha, ha! The joke's on you after all. See also: joke, on McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. See also: get a taste of (one's) own medicine drive (one) out of office force (one) out of office force out of office give (one) (one's) head give head give somebody their head give someone their head cooking for one 1FTR
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