poke fun, v.
freq. cnt. 1
freq. cnt. 1
subject to laughter or ridicule
<verb.communication> freq. cnt.: 15 freq. cnt.: 8 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 1
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sample sentences
"The satirists ridiculed the plans for a new opera house""The students poked fun at the inexperienced teacher"
"His former students roasted the professor at his 60th birthday"
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verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingSomebody ----s somebody
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Somebody ----s somethingSomebody ----s somebody
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Somebody ----s somethingSomebody ----s somebody
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