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laugh

/ˈlæf/ /Brit ˈlɑːf/

US UK

verb

laughs; laughed; laughing

[no obj] :to show that you are happy or that you think something is funny by smiling and making a sound from your throat

What are you laughing about?

The audience was laughing hysterically.

I've never laughed so hard in my life.

I couldn't stop laughing when I saw what he was wearing.

I laughed out loud when I saw him.

I burst out laughing. [=I suddenly started laughing]

He laughed so hard I thought he'd die laughing.

The movie was hilarious. We laughed our heads off.

I laughed until I cried. [=I laughed so much that tears came out of my eyes]

(Brit) She was laughing like a drain. [=she was laughing very hard]

I didn't know whether to laugh or cry [=I was surprised and shocked] when she told me she was getting married.

It's no laughing matter when you lose your job. [=it's a serious and important thing that people should not joke about] - often + at

She laughed at the joke.

Why is everyone laughing at me?

[no obj]

to think or say that someone or something is foolish and does not deserve serious attention or respect - usually + at

People laughed at his predictions of disaster, but no one's laughing now.

to not be bothered by something - + at

Sitting inside their tent, they were able to laugh at the weather.

He laughed at danger.

[+ obj] :to say (something) in an amused way

I've never seen anything so ridiculous, he laughed.

[+ obj] :to cause (someone) to go, move, etc., by laughing

The audience laughed the singer off the stage.

They laughed him out of town.

He laughed himself sick. [=he made himself sick by laughing too much]

Someone or something that is laughed out of court or (US) laughed out of town is regarded as very foolish and is not accepted or treated in a serious way.

His theories were laughed out of court.

be laughing

Brit informal :to be in a very good situation with nothing to worry about

If they can just close this important deal, they'll be laughing! [=they'll be on easy street]

don't make me laugh

informal - used as a response to a statement that you think is very wrong or foolish

I could beat you at chess easily. Don't make me laugh.

have to laugh

If you say you have to laugh about something, you mean that it is amusing in a certain way, even if it is also unpleasant or foolish.

I had to laugh when I found out that our luggage had been lost. What else could go wrong?

he who laughs last, laughs best

or he laughs best that laughs last - used to say that even if you are not successful now you still succeed or win in the end;

laugh all the way to the bank

to make a lot of money especially by doing something that other people thought was foolish or amusing

People thought his invention was ridiculous, but now he's laughing all the way to the bank.

laughing hyena, laughing like a hyena

xem hyena

laugh in someone's face

to laugh directly at someone in a way that shows disrespect

When I asked for his help he laughed in my face.

laugh off

[phrasal verb]

laugh (something) off or laugh off (something) :to laugh about or make jokes about (something) in order to make people think it is not serious or important

The candidate laughed off the question about his marriage.

The injury was serious, but he laughed it off.

laugh on the other side of your face

used to say that a situation will change and someone will stop being happy or pleased

You'll be laughing on the other side of your face when I've finished with you!

laugh up your sleeve

to be secretly happy about or amused by something (such as someone else's trouble)

The mayor's critics were laughing up their sleeves when news of the scandal was first reported.

noun

plural laughs

[count] :the act or sound of laughing

He gave a loud laugh.

a nervous laugh

I kept telling jokes, but I couldn't get a laugh. [=make people laugh]

a joke that always gets a big laugh

He'll do anything for a laugh. [=to make people laugh]

I thought her report was good for a laugh [=was amusing], but it didn't have much helpful information.

She's always good for a laugh. [=she always makes people laugh; she is a funny person]

It seemed awful at the time, but we had a (good) laugh about it afterward. [=we laughed about it afterward]

informal

[count] :something that causes laughter :something funny or foolish

The movie has a lot of laughs.

You're going to be a movie star? That's a laugh.

[singular] chiefly Brit :a funny person

He's a real laugh.

a barrel of laughs

xem barrel

a laugh a minute

informal :someone or something that is very funny

That guy is a laugh a minute.

The movie is a laugh a minute.

for laughs

or chiefly Brit for a laugh

informal :for amusement

The children were saying every word backward, just for laughs.

play for laughs

xem play

the last laugh

If you have/get the last laugh, you finally succeed or win after people laughed at or doubted you.

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