If you say or do something ~, you say or do it with the intention of amusing someone, rather than with any serious meaning or intention.
Sarah ~ called her ‘my monster’...
ADV: ADV with v
If you say or do something ~, you say or do it with the intention of amusing someone, rather than with any serious meaning or intention.
Sarah ~ called her ‘my monster’...
ADV: ADV with v
Collins COBUILD. Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык Коллинз COBUILD (международная база данных языков Бирмингемского университета) . 2012