Englishfor English speakers
killing
Noun
—
A lot of money.
He made a killing on the stock market.
joke
Noun
—
If you tell a joke, you say something to make people laugh.
Trevor's joke about the boring lexicographer was too funny.
—
If something is a joke, it is not considered seriously.
Don't listen to Joseph. He's a joke. Nobody pays any attention to him.
joke
Verb
—
When you joke about something, you say something funny that you don't really mean.
Everyone joked about how bad his tennis was.
I wasn't joking about burning my shoes.
Because I have a dog, I joke with my friends about their boring cats.
The coach joked that he would fire his whole team.
—
You say "you must be joking" when somebody tells you something that's very hard to believe.
"She's forty three." "Forty three?! You must be joking. She looks like she's sixteen."