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make a crack
Idioms and Phrases
Utter an impudent, sarcastic, or ironic remark, as in She's constantly making cracks about the store's management . The noun crack here alludes to a hunter's shot at game. [ Slang ; late 1800s]Example Sentences
"And I try to stay away from that as much as I can. I mean, once in a while, I'll make a crack. I will say I'm a Trump supporter. All the politicians have had skeletons in the closet. But I think Trump is the strongest leader that we've got on the table."
Bannon starts to make a crack about the luxurious locale: “This is the populist …” Then he thinks better of it and shoves some popcorn into his mouth.
You want so bad to make a crack about the timeless drama unfolding before you, but it’s a federal crime to tease a wild animal in a national park, and the consequence is up to six months in prison and a fine.
Hoping to make a crack in Democratic unity as the partial government shutdown reached Day 25, President Trump invited a handful of moderate Democrats to the White House on Tuesday for lunch and a chat.
Inevitably, in the run-up to an election, some op-ed columnist will make a crack comparing recent political coverage to theater criticism.
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