Communication
miss the joke
fail to understand a joke
If you miss the joke, you fail to understand that something is meant to be funny.
Hear it in real life
Why is everyone laughing?
You missed the joke about the printer.
I completely missed the joke and thought she was criticising my cooking.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: I lost the joke.
Say: I missed the joke.
English uses 'miss the joke' when you fail to understand it, not 'lose the joke.'
Build it
How it fits in a sentence.
miss the joke; missed the joke
Your turn: say it out loud
I completely missed the joke and thought she was criticising my cooking.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
miss the joke
fail to understand a joke
“I completely missed the joke and thought she was criticising my cooking.”
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