"the joke is on someone" meaning in All languages combined

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Phrase [English]

Audio: En-au-the joke is on someone.ogg
Head templates: {{head|en|phrase}} the joke is on someone
  1. (idiomatic) Someone is the butt of a joke or is experiencing a negative outcome, especially if that person was trying to make someone else the butt of the joke or subject them to the negative outcome. Tags: idiomatic Related terms: have the last laugh, have the laugh on one's side
    Sense id: en-the_joke_is_on_someone-en-phrase-AFCd5RqM Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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