take a joke

to accept it with good humor when others make fun of you He has a great sense of humor and isn't so self-important that he can't take a joke.

Usage notes: usually used in the negative

take a joke

Accept teasing at one's own expense, as in Sam really couldn't take a joke. This idiom, often put negatively, was first recorded in 1780. Also see take it.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Enoch	EE-nək (English)	Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
Missie	MIS-ee	English
Vasant	-	Indian, Marathi, Gujarati
Pauwel	POW-vəl, POW-wəl	Dutch (Archaic)
Wilder	['waildə]
Jurou	joo:-ṙo:	Japanese