make a crack



make a crack

Utter an impudent, sarcastic, or ironic remark, as in She's constantly making cracks about the store's management. The noun crack here alludes to a hunter's shot at game. [Slang; late 1800s]
See also: crack, make

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Ioannu-Old Church Slavic
IgnÁCEEG-nahts (Hungarian)Hungarian, Czech
Alwilda-History
Slavica-Serbian, Croatian, Slovene, Macedonian
Ludis-Latvian
CesÁRio-Portuguese