plēst jokus

Latvian to English Art/Literary History Kara laiks

..sarunājāmies ar vācu karavīriem un plēsām jokus

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crack a joke

This expression uses the verb to crack in the now obsolete sense of "briskly pronounce" or "boast." [Early 1700s]

Example sentence:

You can count on Grandpa to crack a joke on every occasion.

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