as a joke :
The remark was made half in jest.
'Many a true word is spoken in jest,' thought Rosie. (= people often say things as a joke that are actually true)
as a joke :
The remark was made half in jest.
'Many a true word is spoken in jest,' thought Rosie. (= people often say things as a joke that are actually true)
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005