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Meanings of jest at in English
Usage of jest at in English
1
Silence, Barnes; you jest at everything, you young men do-youdo.
2
Oliver began to jest at him; had he abandoned the expedition?
3
They suspected a jest at their expense, but could not quite catch it.
4
Old Sir Travers used to jest at my being a rebel.
5
Not jest at this minute, Jim, but thar wuz, an' thar will be.
6
You jest at what you pretend is the most serious thing in your life.
7
It is the excellent jest at the expense of me.
8
It's fun for a man to jest at our position.
9
Therefore come not with us, I pray thee, for the sailors to jest at.
10
Hereward, have you been having a jest at my expense?
11
She was settin' jest at my left hand, and couldn't help hearin' of me.
12
In 1522, Luther returned to Wittenberg, enjoying a harmless jest at Jena by the way.
13
K. understood my jest at last, burst out laughing and then said with sudden seriousness:
14
It seemed as though fate had deliberately mocked him-perpetratinga bitter jest at his expense.
15
His other talk is ladies and such pretty things, or some jest at a play.
16
Presently a boy, somewhat older than I, made a jest at the young couple's expense.
This collocation consists of:
Jest at through the time
Jest at across language varieties
United Kingdom
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