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don't get me startedAbout the subject currently being discussed.Rate it:

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heart started poundingbeing nervousRate it:

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don't get someone startedUsed to attempt to avoid or abbreviate a discussion that speaker or hearer may wish to avoid.Rate it:

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let's get the party startedLet's go; let's get this done; let's start more intense action.Rate it:

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get startedto cause to start talking about something in lengthRate it:

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get startedto beginRate it:

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get startedto begin an activityRate it:

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let's get the party startedLet's start having fun.Rate it:

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let's get this party startedAlternative form of let's get the party startedRate it:

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bad jokeA situation that is badly planned, or illogical.Rate it:

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take a jokeTo accept a joke at one's expense.Rate it:

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lame jokeAn attempt at humor which is perceived to have been used previously to the point of being cliche, or was never funny to begin with.Rate it:

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inside jokeA joke that is understood or meant to be understood only by certain people who are in the know about the details.Rate it:

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joke around: bowdlerization of fuck aroundRate it:

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joke aroundTo kid, prank, jokeRate it:

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punch line (of a joke)Usually the last part of a joke that makes it funny.Rate it:

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sick jokeA joke which is in poor taste, especially one which depicts as amusing a situation which the listener considers to be tragic or disgusting.Rate it:

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the joke is on someoneThe person who made the joke himself became the subject of a joke.Rate it:

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the joke's on someoneUsed to point out that someone tried to say something smart but it came out foolish.Rate it:

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there's a grain of truth in every jokeWhenever a person is joking, he/she is actually disguising thoughts and emotions, either subconsciously or deliberately.Rate it:

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no laughing matterA very serious issue, topic, situation, or problem; nothing to joke aboutRate it:

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thigh-slapperA joke, especially one which strikes the listener or reader as particularly humorous.Rate it:

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let's not and say we didIndicates that the speaker does not agree with a proposed action and does not wish to participate; often said as a joke--sometimes as an expression that the speaker doesn't want to do the proposed action or to indicate that they are happy doing what they are doing and don't want to change that by doing the proposed actionRate it:

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johned upTo write or say something that doesn't make much sense to other people; inside joke.Rate it:

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get itTo realize or understand why a joke is funny.Rate it:

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mess aroundTo joke, kid, or play.Rate it:

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in for a penny, in for a poundExpressing recognition that one must, having started something, see it through to its end, rather than stopping short thereof; accepting that one must Rate it:

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in funas a joke; not seriousRate it:

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play alongTo take part in a charade, deception, or practical joke.Rate it:

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rib-ticklera humorous joke.Rate it:

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7 hail-mary'sPunch line from a jokeRate it:

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fuck aroundTo horseplay, joke around, behave immaturely or irresponsiblyRate it:

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aliquid ad ridiculum convertereto make a joke of a thing.Rate it:

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aliquid in risum vertereto make a thing ridiculous, turn it into a joke.Rate it:

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Appendix:Snowclones/in Soviet Russia, Y Xs youThe Russian reversal, a joke in which the subject and the statement are reversed, usually to reference the propaganda of an enemy that is the exact opposite of the interlocutor. It is usually told in broken English, without articles.Rate it:

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arcessitum dictum (De Or. 2. 63. 256)a far-fetched joke.Rate it:

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balls aboutTo bullshit; to speak or act as a joke or with no real point.Rate it:

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booby prizeA prize or status, often unwelcome, awarded as a joke or disincentive to the loser of a contest or for poor performance.Rate it:

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bust onTo make a joke concerning; to ridicule or make fun of.Rate it:

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cela est trop fort (or, raide)That is too bad; That is beyond a joke.Rate it:

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cela passe la raillerieThat is beyond a joke. Rate it:

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cela passe le jeuThat is beyond a joke.Rate it:

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crack-upOne can 'crack-up' emotionally with laughter or tears as a result of an observation, a joke, a story, a scene, a sequence in a movie, opera, stage play or animal, baby or children;s antics:Rate it:

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en voilà une bonne! (i.e. plaisanterie); elle est bonne, celle-là!Oh! what a good joke! “What a cram!” That’s rather a tall story.Rate it:

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entendre raillerieNot to be offended at a joke; To stand chaff well.Rate it:

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faire marcherto fool someone, usually as a jokeRate it:

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full circleThrough a cycle of transition, returning to where one started after gaining experience or exploring other things.Rate it:

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get crackingTo get started; to get busy; to begin workRate it:

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get goingtwo meanings: get started; leaveRate it:

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get on the stickTo get started; to begin working; to become active.Rate it:

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