One-liners....

‘You might have been high when you said it’: The best zingers on the debate stage

Buttigieg makes a confession. Sanders curses. And Harris reminds Biden that she exists.

By CAITLIN OPRYSKO and ABBEY MARSHALL

The still-sprawling Democratic field of candidates spent much of Wednesday's debate night engaging in substantive policy debates and launching verbal attacks. But several rivals also managed to elicit laughter from the audience.

Here are some of the most memorable lines from the fifth Democratic debate:

Klobuchar boasts about her ex-boyfriend coalition

Sen. Amy Klobuchar touted her fundraising ability — including from her past flames. In a conversation about “dark” and “outside” money infiltrating politics, Klobuchar recounted her middle-class upbringing and poked fun at how she funded an early Senate run.

"My first Senate race, I literally called everyone I knew and I set what is still an all-time Senate record. I raised $17,000 from ex-boyfriends — and I'd like to point out it is not an expanding base."

Sanders reminds viewers who's responsible for Medicare for All

Sen. Bernie Sanders struggled to get a word in when the discussion first turned to Medicare for All, the single-payer health care policy he muscled into the political mainstream. And he was eager to remind viewers who drafted the legislation.

“Senator Sanders, I want to bring you into the conversation,” NBC’s Kristen Welker began, before quickly being cut off by Sanders.

“Thank you, I wrote the damn bill!” he exclaimed.

Teeing off on Trump’s golf habit

South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg offered up a confession as he criticized the president for making lofty promises to middle-class Americans while also hitting the links.

"I don't talk a big game about helping the working class while helicoptering between golf courses with my name on them. I don't even golf."

Klobuchar gives Pelosi credit for whooping Trump

Klobuchar asserted that although women are held to a higher standard, anyone competent and smart has a fighting chance at the presidency — including a woman.

"I govern both with my head and my heart. And if you think a woman can't beat Donald Trump, Nancy Pelosi does it every single day."

Mayors — and Rhodes scholars — stick together

Sen. Cory Booker defended Buttigieg against attacks on his political experience (or lack thereof) during a riff on unity, noting the similarities in their resume while drawing attention to a prestigious honor linked more frequently to Buttigieg.

“When I was mayor of the largest city in my state, and this is where I agree with Mayor Pete: Mayoral experience is very important. And I happen to be the other Rhodes Scholar mayor on this stage,” he noted.

The brief mention caused a 450 percent spike in Google searches about the award.

Sorry not sorry

When entrepreneur Andrew Yang was asked what he would say in his first phone call to Russian President Vladimir Putin, he used the opportunity to take a swipe at the Kremlin’s efforts in 2016 to boost Trump's campaign.

“Well, first I'd say, ‘I'm sorry I beat your guy,’” he responded, pausing for a beat before adding: “Or not sorry.”

Booker doles out a blunt attack

Former Vice President Joe Biden and Booker butted heads over their divergent views on whether marijuana should be legalized at the federal level. Booker objected in particular to Biden's assertion at a forum last week that he considers marijuana a "gateway drug" and would like to see more research on it before pushing legalization nationwide.

"This week I hear him literally say that I don't think we should legalize marijuana. I thought you might have been high when you said it," Booker said, arguing that "marijuana in our country is already legal for privileged people and ... the war on drugs has been a war on black and brown people."

Biden seems to blank that Harris exists

Biden drew swift corrections from the two African American senators on stage while touting his firm standing with black voters.

"If you notice I have more people supporting me in the black community that have announced for me because they know me, they know who I am," he boasted. "Three former chairs of the [Congressional] Black Caucus, the only African-American woman that’s ever been elected to the United States Senate—"

"No, that’s not true," a baffled looking Booker interjected.

"The other one is here," Sen. Kamala Harris added, gesturing at herself with a laugh.