the joke is on somebody

Definición y significado de "the joke is on somebody "en inglés

the joke is on somebody
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used when a person attempts to embarrass or humiliate someone but gets embarrassed or humiliated instead

the joke [is] on {sb} definition and meaning
IdiomIdiom
InformalInformal
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He thought he was pranking his friend, but when he slipped on the banana peel himself, the joke was on him.
She tried to outsmart her opponent with a clever move, but it backfired, and the joke was on her.
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