Idioms of joke in English

be/get beyond a joke

to become annoying and no longer acceptable

His teasing is getting beyond a joke.

be no joke

to be difficult or unpleasant

It's no joke trying to find a job these days.

the joke’s on somebody

(informal) used to say that somebody who tried to make another person look silly now looks silly instead

I thought I'd play a trick on them, but in the end the joke was on me.

make a joke of something

to laugh about something that is serious or should be taken seriously

We tried to make a joke of our situation, but it wasn't really funny.

take a joke

to be able to laugh at a joke against yourself

The trouble with her is she can't take a joke.