Смысл: funny

funnyI
[ʹfʌnı]
n
<Í> двухвесельная лодка; ялик

II
1. [ʹfʌnı] = funny paper [см. тж. funnies]

2. [ʹfʌnı] a
<Í> 1. смешной, забавный; потешный
funny story - анекдот, смешная история
it's not funny at all - это совсем /вовсе/ не смешно; ничего смешного в этом нет
2. 1) странный, непонятный
funny temper [way to behave] - странный характер [-ое поведение]
funny thing - нечто непонятное /странное/
to feel /to go all/ funny - а) чувствовать непривычное возбуждение; б) чувствовать недомогание
she felt a bit funny - ей немного нездоровилось
2) эвф. тронувшийся, чудной
she went slightly funny after his loss - после его гибели она немного тронулась /стала несколько чудной/
3. разг. подозрительный, нечистый
funny business - нечистое дело; обман, мошенничество; подлость
there's smth. funny about it - здесь что-то не так, здесь дело нечисто
don't try anything funny while my back is turned - ≅ не вздумай выкинуть какую-нибудь штуку за моей спиной
don't get funny with me! - ≅ не позволяй себе вольностей!; не лезь ко мне!
♢ funny enough - как ни странно, как ни удивительно
(as) funny as a crutch! - амер. ничего смешного!; хороши шутки!
funny ha-ha - смешной в смысле забавный
funny peculiar - смешной в смысле странный
what a funny book! - Do you mean funny ha-ha or funny peculiar? - какая смешная книга! - Смешная в смысле юмористическая или в смысле нелепая?

funny Идиома

do-funny

a thing with a funny name, thing-a-ma-bob You put the do-funny on the lever, and you're finished!

funny bone

the place at the back of the elbow that tingles when hit I hit my funny bone and it still hurts a little.

funny in the head

a little crazy, not rational, a little off, spinny Poor Mike. He's been funny in the head since his horse died.

funny money

counterfeit money, fake money Don't accept any funny money. We can't spend it.

funny stuff

tricks, pranks, monkey business """No more funny stuff,"" said the principal as we left his office."

hit my funny bone

cause me to laugh, crack me up The word pollywog always hits my funny bone. Ha ha ha, ha ha.

funny

1. fraudulent, corrupt
2. a joke

strike sb funny

Idiom(s): strike sb funny

Theme: LAUGHTER

to seem funny to someone.
• Sally has a great sense of humor. Everything she says strikes me funny.
• Why are you laughing? Did something I said strike you funny?

funny peculiar

Idiom(s): funny peculiar

Theme: STRANGENESS

odd; eccentric. (Informal.)
• I didn't mean that Mrs. Peters is funny ha-ha. She's weird—funny peculiar in fact.
• His face is sort of funny—funny peculiar, that is.

funny ha-ha

Idiom(s): funny ha-ha

Theme: FUNNY

amusing; comical. (Informal.)
• I didn't mean that Mrs. Peters is funny ha-ha. She's weird—funny peculiar in fact.
• Mike thinks his jokes are funny ha-ha, but we laugh because they are so silly.

funny as a crutch

Idiom(s): (as) funny as a crutch

Theme: FUNNY

not funny at all.
• Your trick is about as funny as a crutch. Nobody thought it was funny.
• The well-dressed lady slipped and fell in the gutter, which was funny as a crutch.

funny as a barrel of monkeys

Idiom(s): (as) funny as a barrel of monkeys AND more fun than a barrel of monkeys

Theme: FUNNY

very funny.
• Todd was as funny as a barrel of monkeys.
• The entire evening was funny as a barrel of monkeys.
• The party was more fun than a barrel of monkeys.

Broke as a joke and it ain't funny

This idiom in my opinion describes how it's not funny to be without a cent and just uses broke and joke as rhyming words that help explain this idiom a lot better.

Funny Farm

A mental institutional facility.

funny bone|bone|funny

n. 1. The place at the back of the elbow that hurts like electricity when accidentally hit. He hit his funny bone on the arm of the chair. 2. or informal

strike one funny|funny|strike

v. phr. To appear or seem laughable, curious, ironic, or entertaining. "It strikes me funny," he said, "that you should refuse my invitation to visit my chateau in France. After all, you love both red wine and old castles. "

funny business

funny business
Deceit, treachery, unethical conduct. For example, We suspect their outfit has been up to some funny business. [Colloquial; c. 1880]

More Idioms/Phrases

full tilt, at full well full-court press fun funeral funny business fur furious further fury fuse fuss fuss and feathers