poke fun at, to

poke fun at someone or something

to make fun of someone or something. You shouldn't poke fun at me for my mistakes. They are just poking fun at the strange architecture.See also: fun, poke

poke fun at

see under make fun of. See also: fun, poke

poke fun at

tease or make fun of. 1989 Basile Kerblay Gorbachev's Russia They used to poke fun at his boorish ways. See also: fun, poke

poke fun at

To ridicule in a mischievous manner.See also: fun, poke

poke fun at, to

To mock or ridicule, to tease. Poke here means “to thrust,” and the fun is at the victim’s expense. This term has been around since 1835 or so. The OED cites Thomas Hood’s Up the Rhine (1840): “The American . . . in a dry way began to poke his fun at the unfortunate traveler,” a statement that leaves no doubt about who is having the “fun.”See also: fun, poke

单词	poke fun at, to
释义	poke fun at, to poke fun at someone or something to make fun of someone or something. You shouldn't poke fun at me for my mistakes. They are just poking fun at the strange architecture.See also: fun, poke poke fun at see under make fun of. See also: fun, poke poke fun at tease or make fun of. 1989 Basile Kerblay Gorbachev's Russia They used to poke fun at his boorish ways. See also: fun, poke poke fun at To ridicule in a mischievous manner.See also: fun, poke poke fun at, to To mock or ridicule, to tease. Poke here means “to thrust,” and the fun is at the victim’s expense. This term has been around since 1835 or so. The OED cites Thomas Hood’s Up the Rhine (1840): “The American . . . in a dry way began to poke his fun at the unfortunate traveler,” a statement that leaves no doubt about who is having the “fun.”See also: fun, poke
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