in jest
US /ɪn dʒɛst/
・UK /ɪn dʒest/
B2
adv. phr.Said as a joke, not seriously.
He said it in jest, not intending to offend anyone.
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Over my dead body
- Though not much is known about its origins, scholars do know that it was used during the 1800s as a common hyperbolic expression often used in jest.
Though not much is known about its origins, scholars do know that it was used during the 1800s as a common hyperbolic expression often used in jest.
- as a common hyperbolic expression often used in jest."
as a common hyperbolic expression often used in jest."
Bryan Johnson’s Blueprint for Breaking Sh*tty Habits
- And so the one thing that I did is one day I just kind of said in jest, "Evening, Bryan, you're fired.
And so the one thing that I did is one day I just kind of said in jest, "Evening, Bryan, you're fired.
- And so the one thing that I did is what one day I just kind of said in jest, evening, Brian, you're fired.
And so the one thing that I did is what one day I just kind of said in jest, evening, Brian, you're fired.
Why You're Not Losing Fat (It's Not What You Think)
- I say this in jest, but the truth usually falls somewhere in between.
I say this in jest, but the truth usually falls somewhere in between.
- I say this in jest, but the truth usually falls somewhere in between.
I say this in jest, but the truth usually falls somewhere in between.
Trump's options: how could the Iran war end? | The Global Story
- I mean, when Donald Trump said, "We should get have a say in who the Supreme Leader is," that struck me as either, if not said in jest, then fairly laughable.
I mean, when Donald Trump said, "We should get have a say in who the Supreme Leader is," that struck me as either, if not said in jest, then fairly laughable.
The Hidden Cost of Skipping Key Stages of Development
- We sometimes say, generally half in jest, that we might love to go back and be a baby for an afternoon.
We sometimes say, generally half in jest, that we might love to go back and be a baby for an afternoon.
Part 2 - Jane Eyre Audiobook by Charlotte Bronte (Chs 07-11)
- but you feel it when he speaks to you: you cannot be always sure whether he is in jest or earnest, whether he is pleased or the contrary: you don't thoroughly understand him, in short: at least I don't;
but you feel it when he speaks to you: you cannot be always sure whether he is in jest or earnest, whether he is pleased or the contrary: you don't thoroughly understand him, in short: at least I don't;
- speaks to you; you cannot be always sure whether he is in jest or earnest, whether
speaks to you; you cannot be always sure whether he is in jest or earnest, whether
Part 1 - Sense and Sensibility Audiobook by Jane Austen (Chs 01-14)
- She was only in jest.
She was only in jest.
- She was only in jest.
She was only in jest.
Matthew McConaughey Pissed Off Woody Harrelson On "True Detective" | Where Everybody Knows Your Name
- You know, it's always been in jest.
You know, it's always been in jest.
Jane Eyre Audiobook by Charlotte Bronte | Audiobooks Youtube Free | Part 1
- you; you cannot be always sure whether he is in jest or earnest, whether he is pleased
you; you cannot be always sure whether he is in jest or earnest, whether he is pleased