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• be the butt of something — phrase if you are the butt of jokes or criticism, people often make jokes about you or criticize you He became the butt of everyone’s silly jokes. Thesaurus: to be criticizedsynonym Main entry: butt …   Useful english dictionary

• be the butt of something — if you are the butt of jokes or criticism, people often make jokes about you or criticize you He became the butt of everyone s silly jokes …   English dictionary

• (be) the butt of something — be the butt of sth idiom to be the person or thing that other people often joke about or criticize Syn: ↑target • She was the butt of some very unkind jokes. Main entry: ↑buttidiom …   Useful english dictionary

• butt — butt1 [ bʌt ] noun count 1. ) INFORMAL the part of your body that you sit on: BOTTOM: They ought to get off their butts and go back to work. a pain in the butt: That old computer is a pain in the butt! => KICK1 2. ) the part of a cigarette or… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• butt — [[t]bʌ̱t[/t]] butts, butting, butted 1) N COUNT Someone s butt is their bottom. [AM, INFORMAL, RUDE] Frieda grinned, pinching him on the butt. 2) N COUNT: oft n N, N of n The butt or the butt end of a weapon or tool is the thick end of its handle …   English dictionary

• butt — [bʌt] noun [C] I 1) the part of a cigarette or CIGAR that is left after you have finished smoking it 2) the end of the handle of a gun 3) American informal the part of your body that you sit on Syn: bottom • be the butt of sth if you are the butt …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

• The Clouds — This article is about the play by Aristophanes. For other uses, see Cloud (disambiguation). The Clouds Strepsiades, his son and Socrates (from a 16th Century engraving). The Dramatis Personae in ancient comedy depends on interpretation of textual …   Wikipedia

• The Morecambe & Wise Show (1968) — The Morecambe Wise Show that began airing in 1968 was the second TV series for comedy duo Morecambe and Wise. Contents 1 Beginnings 2 Braben arrives 3 Strength to strength 4 …   Wikipedia

• Butt-Ugly Martians — was a computer animated television series, which aired on the Nickelodeon cable channel between 2001 and 2002. It is also a computer game for several platforms. The Butt Ugly Martians (B.U.M.) are forced to invade planets for the evil Emperor Bog …   Wikipedia

• The Birds (play) — The Birds Rider and birds Laconian calyx ca. 540 B.C. The Dramatis Personae in ancient comedy depends on interpretation of textual evidence.[1] This list is developed from D.Barrett s translation.[2 …   Wikipedia

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