tickle someone's funny bone en · VERB
Pronunciation
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Meanings
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(idiomatic) To amuse someone.
ANNOUNCER (on TV): “If you're a Parrothead, try Jimmy Buffet's Key West Saloon, located downstairs in the lobby. From World-renown chef Gordon Fukayami come Roppongi, a bistro house with a South Asian flair. And if you're looking to get your funny bone tickled, don't miss Rita Rudner's hilarious live stand-up show.”
2013 October 6, Matt McKenna, “Poltergasm” (4:21 from the start), in American Dad!, season 10, episode 2, spoken by Announcer:I thought this comic book might be just the sort of thing that would tickle your funny bone.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| tickles someone's funny bone | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| tickling someone's funny bone | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| tickled someone's funny bone | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| tickled someone's funny bone | Tense=Past | lexicographic |
Translations (3)
pl zabawiać (to amuse) · pl zabawić (to amuse) · fi kutittaa jonkun nauruhermoja (to amuse)