make a joke

基本解释

Have you found a way to get yourself to make a joke?
你找到了一个让自己开玩笑的方法吗？
If a Westerner fell, they, like a Chinese person, might attempt to make a joke out of the incident if they were not hurt.
摔倒的人如果没有受伤，他们自己也会像中国人一样开玩笑。
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Below is the last known photo of Elvis… I would like it noted that I did NOT make a joke about there possibly being a bucket of chicken in the front seat.
上图是为埃维斯拍摄的最后一张照片。我想强调的是，我绝不是想开玩笑，但是前座上看来很可能有一群小孩子。

Gamely Mitchell put on the coat, three sizes too small, and tried to make a joke of it.
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Now I just kind of made it where, I kind of make a joke, I laugh it off, you know?
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If you have a laidback, informal brand voice, like Warby Parker, you might be able to effectively make a joke about it.
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