little joke

collocation in English

meaningsoflittleandjoke

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little
adjective
uk
/ˈlɪt.əl/us
/ˈlɪt̬.əl/
small in size ...
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joke
noun
uk
/dʒəʊk/us
/dʒoʊk/
something, such as a funny story or trick, that is said or done in order to make ...
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(Definition oflittleandjokefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesoflittle joke

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It was just theirlittlejoke.
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I thought of alittlejoke.
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It is alittlejokewhich is worth repeating tonight.
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It was meant to be alittlejoke.
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It is alittlejoke; a little sprat.
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In the face of disaster he gives us onelittlejoke—his so-called enterprise zones.
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I was, as a matter of fact, endeavouring to make alittlejokethere.
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He, who makes so many jokes himself, might have forgiven alittlejokeon my part.
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I am very sorry that mylittlejokewent rather astray.
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I am not clear what is meant by "community, ties" about which we had alittlejoke.
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It is rather like thelittlejokeabout the tortoise which was being accepted for carriage on the railway.
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I congratulate him on managing alittlejokeat the end of his speech, given that he did not feel able to have a peroration.
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I was very pleased that on rather an academic subject there should be alittlejokebrought in about my race.
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The suggestion that he ever did wear a wig is purely my ownlittlejoke.
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Of course, one sometimes tries to lighten a tense moment with alittlejoke; but that does not detract from the seriousness of the question or the reply.
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However, she says that she has no intention of really doing this and only wants to play alittlejokeon him.
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It's an oddlittlejoke, relying almost entirely on the effectiveness of the sound editing, but it, like a high level of jokes in the episode, manages to work.
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