joke is on



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

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
MinkeMIN-kəFrisian, Dutch
Agustina-Spanish
Margaretamahr-gah-RE-tah (German), MAHR-gah-re-tah (Finnish)German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Romanian, Slovene, Dutch, Finnish, Croatian
Nura-Arabic
ŽArko-Serbian, Croatian
ŚWiĘTomierzshvyen-TAWM-yeshPolish (Archaic)