laugh Idiom, Proverb
a barrel of laughs
don't make me laugh
for laughs
get a laugh
have a laugh
have the last laugh
kill ourselves laughing
laugh off
laugh up your sleeve
laugh your head off
laugh yourself sick
laugh yourself silly
laughing
laughing stock
the laughing stock
laugh at
It is unkind to laugh at a person in trouble．对人幸灾乐祸有欠忠厚。
Don't laugh at her．不要嘲笑她。
2．get amused about；make fun of 因…发笑
What are you laughing at？你们在笑什么？
It's nothing to laugh at．那没啥可笑的。
3．show apathy or indifference to；reject一笑置之；付之一笑；轻视
He laughed at the idea．他对这个意见不以为然。
We advised him not to laugh at the official warnings．我忠告他不要对官方的警告不以为然。
The daring climbers laugh at danger．勇敢的登山者对危险付之一笑。
laugh away
The crowd were still laughing away as they left the theatre．人们离开剧场时仍笑声不止。
I don't know why he was laughing away to himself all the time．我不知道为什么他自己一直在笑个不停。
2．dismiss or get rid of with a laugh； scorn付之一笑；轻视
He just laughed away the enemy's threats．对敌人的威胁，他一笑置之。
Those who can laugh away all regrets are sure to live longer．能用笑声来解愁者必长寿。
There is no point in trying to laugh away this problem．It has to be dealt with realistically．对这个问题想一笑了之是不行的，必须切实加以处理。
3．while away（time） with laughter以笑来消磨时光
He talks and laughs away his vacant hours．他谈笑风生，消磨无聊的空余时间。
We laughed away the time when we were together．我们说说笑笑消磨了我们在一起的时间。
laugh down
The audience laughed the speaker down．听众的笑声打断了演讲者的谈话。
I don't know why they laughed down my proposal．我不懂他们为什么用笑声来拒绝我的建议。
laugh over
We laughed over the tale we had just heard．我们笑着谈论那则刚刚听到的故事。
The old couple laughed over the letter they had received from their little grandson．老俩口收到小孙子的来信，一边谈一边笑。
split one's sides with laughter
Idiom(s): split one's sides (with laughter)Theme: LAUGHTER
to laugh so hard that one's sides almost split. (Always an exaggeration.)
• The members of the audience almost split their sides with laughter.
• When I heard what happened to Patricia, I almost split my sides.
no laughing matter
Idiom(s): no laughing matterTheme: SERIOUSNESS
a serious matter.
• Be serious. This is no laughing matter.
• This disease is no laughing matter. It's quite deadly.
make a laughingstock of oneself or
Idiom(s): make a laughingstock of oneself or something AND make oneself or sth a laughingstockTheme: RIDICULE
to make oneself a source of ridicule or laughter; to do something that invites ridicule.
• Laura made herself a laughingstock by arriving at the fast-food restaurant in full evening dress.
• The board of directors made the company a laughingstock by hiring an exconvict as president.
like lambs to the slaughter
Idiom(s): like lambs to the slaughterTheme: DOOM
quietly and without seeming to realize or complain about the likely difficulties or dangers of a situation.
• Young men fighting in World War I simply went like lambs to the slaughter.
• Our team went on the football field like lambs to the slaughter to meet the league-leaders.
laugh up one's sleeve
Idiom(s): laugh up one's sleeveTheme: LAUGHTER
to laugh secretly; to laugh quietly to oneself. (Informal.)
• Jane looked very serious, but I knew she was laughing up her sleeve.
• I told Sally that her dress was darling, but I was laughing up my sleeve because it was too small.
laugh sth off
Idiom(s): laugh sth offTheme: LAUGHTER
to avoid or reject a serious problem by laughing at it.
• Tom suffered an injury to his leg, but he laughed it off and kept playing ball.
• Mary just laughed off her bad experience.
laugh out of the other side of one's mouth
Idiom(s): laugh out of the other side of one's mouthTheme: CHANGE
to change sharply from happiness to sadness.
• Now that you know the truth, you'll laugh out of the other side of your mouth.
• He was so proud that he won the election. He's laughing out of the other side of his mouth since they recounted the ballots and found out that he lost.
He who laughs last, laughs longest
Idiom(s): He who laughs last, laughs longest. AND He laughs best who laughs lastTheme: LAUGHTER
A proverb meaning that whoever succeeds in making the last move or pulling the last trick has the most enjoyment.
• Bill had pulled many silly tricks on Tom. Finally Tom pulled a very funny trick on Bill and said, "He who laughs last, laughs longest."
• Bill pulled another, even bigger, trick on Tom and said, laughing, "He laughs best who laughs last."
get the last laugh
Idiom(s): get the last laughTheme: LAUGHTER
to laugh at or ridicule someone who has laughed at or ridiculed you; to put someone in the same bad position that you were once in; to turn the tables (on someone).
• John laughed when I got a
• on the final exam. I got the last laugh, though. He failed the course.
• Mr. Smith said I was foolish when I bought an old building. I had the last laugh when I sold it a month later for twice what I paid for it.
die laughing
Idiom(s): die laughingTheme: DAYDREAM
to meet one's death laughing— in good spirits, revenge, or irony.
• Sally is such an optimist that she'll probably die laughing.
• Bob tried to poison his rich aunt, who then died laughing because she had taken Bob out of her will.
burst out laughing
Idiom(s): burst out laughingTheme: LAUGHTER
to begin to laugh suddenly.
• The entire audience burst out laughing at exactly the wrong time, and so did the actors.
• Every time I think of you sitting there with a lap full of noodle soup, I burst out laughing.
make oneself or sth a laughingstock
Idiom(s): make a laughingstock of oneself or something AND make oneself or sth a laughingstockTheme: RIDICULE
to make oneself a source of ridicule or laughter; to do something that invites ridicule.
• Laura made herself a laughingstock by arriving at the fast-food restaurant in full evening dress.
• The board of directors made the company a laughingstock by hiring an exconvict as president.
He laughs best who laughs last
Idiom(s): He who laughs last, laughs longest. AND He laughs best who laughs lastTheme: LAUGHTER
A proverb meaning that whoever succeeds in making the last move or pulling the last trick has the most enjoyment.
• Bill had pulled many silly tricks on Tom. Finally Tom pulled a very funny trick on Bill and said, "He who laughs last, laughs longest."
• Bill pulled another, even bigger, trick on Tom and said, laughing, "He laughs best who laughs last."
He laughs best who laughs last.
Don't express your joy, or your triumph, too soon!Barrel of laughs
If someone's a barrel of laughs, they are always joking and you find them funny.Last laugh
The person who has the last laugh ends up with the the advantage in a situation after some setbacks.Laugh a minute
Someone who is a laugh a minute is very funny.Laugh to see a pudding crawl
(UK) Someone who would laugh to see a pudding crawl is easily amused and will laugh at anything.Laughter is the best medicine
Laughing is often helpful for healing, especially emotional healing.be a laugh
be good company: "Eric's a bit of a laugh."Laugh and the world laughs with you, weep and you
There are many to share the joys in good times but none to share the sorrow in bad times.bundle of laughs|bundle|laugh|laughs
n. phr. A very amusing person, thing, or event. Uncle Lester tells so many jokes that he is a bundle of laughs.canned laughter|can|canned|laughter
n., informal The sounds of laughter heard on certain television programs that were obviously not recorded in front of a live audience and are played for the benefit of the audience from a stereo track to underscore the funny points. "How can there be an audience in this show when it is taking place in the jungle?
Why, it's canned laughter you're hearing."for laughs|for|laughs
adv. phr. For pleasure; for fun; as a joke. The college boys climbed up into the girls' dorms and stole some of their dresses just for laughs, but they were punished all the same.have the last laugh|get|get the last laugh|have|la
v. phr. To make someone seem foolish for having laughed at you. Other schools laughed at us when our little team entered the state championship, but we had the last laugh when we won it.Compare: HE LAUGHS BEST WHO LAUGHS LAST, TURN THE TABLES.
have the laugh on|have|have the laugh|laugh
v. phr. To emerge as the victor. We were trying to fool Paul by setting him up with a blind date who was reportedly unattractive, but he had the laugh on us when this girl turned out to be beautiful.he laughs best who laughs last|last|laugh|laughs|l
A person should go ahead with what he is doing and not worry when others laugh at him. When he succeeds he will enjoy laughing at them for being wrong more than they enjoyed laughing at him. A proverb. Everyone laughed at Mary when she was learning to ski. She kept falling down. Now she is the state champion. He laughs best who laughs last. Compare: CHANGE ONE'S TUNE, LAST LAUGH, LAUGH ON THE OTHER SIDE OF ONE'S MOUTH, SHOE ON THE OTHER FOOT.
horselaugh
n. phr. A loud, sarcastic, and derisive laugh. When the speaker praised politics as one of the oldest and noblest professions, his audience of college students gave him a horselaugh.laugh all the way to the bank|bank|laugh
v. phr. To have made a substantial amount of money either by lucky investment or by some fraudulent deal and rejoice over one's gains. If you had done what I suggested, you, too, could be laughing all the way to the bank.laugh in one's beard|beard|laugh|laugh in one's sl
To be amused but not show it; hide your laughter. He was laughing up his sleeve when Joe answered the phone because he knew the call would he a joke.laugh off|laugh
v. To dismiss with a laugh as not important or not serious; not take seriously. He had a bad fall while ice skating but he laughed it off. You can't laugh off a ticket for speeding.Compare: MAKE LIGHT OF.
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