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An idiom: to milk a joke



 
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An idiom: to milk a joke #1 (permalink) Tue May 08, 2007 15:28 pm   An idiom: to milk a joke
 

Hi everybody
Someone could explain me the meaning of the expression "milk a joke"?
Thank a lot
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An idiom: to milk a joke #2 (permalink) Tue May 08, 2007 23:36 pm   An idiom: to milk a joke
 

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To gain maximum effect from it by referring to it or uttering variations on it later in the talk.
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An idiom: to milk a joke #3 (permalink) Wed May 09, 2007 0:12 am   An idiom: to milk a joke
 

Thank you very much Mister Micawber!
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