take a joke

/teɪk eɪ dʒoʊk/
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Other forms: taking a joke; took a joke; takes a joke; taken a joke

Definitions of take a joke
  1. verb
    listen to a joke at one's own expense
    “Can't you take a joke?”
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    type of:
    abide, bear, brook, digest, endure, put up, stand, stick out, stomach, suffer, support, tolerate
    put up with something or somebody unpleasant
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