make a joke of

Meaning

1. make a joke of sth

   to laugh about sth that is serious or should be taken seriously

In the movies · 26

• make a joke.As Good as It Gets1997
• and we make... make jokes about them, you know, harmless jokes.What's Eating Gilbert Grape1993
• And you make a joke. Ha-ha-ha.Before Midnight2013
• Who gets to make the first joke?Deadpool 22018
• Talk to me I m not gonna make any jokes or laughFive Feet Apart2019
• Just anything he could do to make a joke and cut up out there.The Thin Blue Line1988
• - He makes a joke! - Whoa!Long Shot2019
• - You just make a joke, Bobby? - Yes, I did.The Waterboy1998

Learn it in full scenes

• The Thin Blue Line1988
  • Randall Meets David at the Gas Station
  • Detective Forces Adams to Sign
  • Officer Wood Shot at Traffic Stop

From the same entry

• be beyond a joke
• be no joke
• the joke's on
• take a joke
• joking apart
• you're joking