英语短语 | The joke is on you 玩笑反而开到自己头上

短语 “the joke is on you” 用来描述 “本想通过开别人的玩笑,让别人看起来很傻,但反倒让开玩笑的人自己看起来很可笑”。我们也可以用 “the joke has backfired(这个玩笑适得其反)” 来表示同样的含义。

  • You tried to make me drink that cup of salted coffee, but I didn’t, so the joke is on you!
    你想让我喝那杯加了盐的咖啡,但我没喝。玩笑这回开到你头上了吧!
  • By forcing me to present the project to the boss, I got a pay rise, so the joke is on you!
    你逼我去给老板递交这个项目,我因此得到了加薪,现在你傻眼了吧!
  • By forcing us to attend the meeting, I now can’t finish my tasks, so you’ll have to do them. Looks like the joke is on you!
    你非让我们去参加会议,现在我手头的工作完成不了,只得你去做。这回玩笑开到自己头上了吧!