Phrases related to: jest

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haec iocatus sum, per iocum dixi	I said it in jest.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
in jest	As a joke.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
make game of	To ridicule; to jest.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
modest proposal	A idea which is especially extreme, unorthodox or distasteful, often put forward in jest.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
moitié figue, moitié raisin	1. Partly willingly, partly by force. 2. Half one thing and half another. 3. Half in jest, half in earnest.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
on dit souvent la vérité en riant	There is many a true word spoken in jest.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
that's a fine how do you do!	An expression said in disgust or in jest to someone who 1) did not greet you as expected 2) ignored you 3) did something undesirable instead of greeting you 4) insulted you 5) did something mean or uncaring	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
what's wrong with you	To provoke, particularly if in a return jest	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
who are you	Short for: Who are you and what have you done with {the person I know--ie. my friend, my wife, etc, whatever relationship you have with the listener) Besides the normal meaning to ask who someone is, this phrase is something usually said in jest ( jokingly) to someone when they are acting very differently than normal; to insinuate or assert that they aren't acting like themselves or that they have become a different person	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)