cheap laugh Idiom, Proverb

a barrel of laughs

a lot of fun, a person who makes you laugh Let's invite Chang to our party. He's a barrel of laughs.

don't make me laugh

do not be ridiculous, don't give me that line "When I said I wrote the novel, he said, ""Don't make me laugh."""

for laughs

for fun, for amusement For laughs, we watch old movies.

get a laugh

cause people to laugh Your jokes always get a laugh.

have a laugh

laugh, chuckle Phan and Lo had a laugh about their early birthday parties.

have the last laugh

make someone seem foolish for having laughed at you first I had the last laugh when I was able to get home early while everyone else had to stay overnight at the airport because of the storm.

kill ourselves laughing

laugh hard, hoot, split a gut When the teacher wasn't looking we killed ourselves laughing.

laugh off

not take seriously He laughed off the attempt of his boss to tell him that he should try and come to work on time.

laugh up your sleeve

laugh secretly at someone, behind your back He tried to please her, unaware she was laughing up her sleeve.

laugh your head off

laugh loud and long, crack me up, hoot When Jerry tells a joke, I laugh my head off. He is so funny!

cheap laugh

1. A joke or humorous gag that elicits laughter by being especially crude, vulgar, or base. The film had a cheap laugh here and there that actually made me giggle, but otherwise it was painfully unfunny. I'm sick of that comedian—his stand-up routine has always been nothing but cheap laughs. You only need about half a brain to enjoy his show because it's nothing but cheap laughs.2. Laughter that is elicited by such a joke or gag. They dumbed his character down in later seasons, turning him into a total goofball for cheap laughs. New Yorkers are a notoriously tough audience—you won't get cheap laughs out of them. Come on, this scene doesn't need any pratfalls for cheap laughs, OK?See also: cheap, laugh

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