laugh

laugh1 [ læf ] verb intransitive ***

1. ) to make the noise with your voice that shows you think something is funny:

We talked and laughed late into the night.

laugh at: The audience didn't laugh at his jokes.

laugh about: They were still laughing about the experience years later.

burst out laughing (=start laughing suddenly): She burst out laughing when she saw what he was wearing.

2. ) to show that you think someone or something is stupid or deserves no respect:

When I told them my idea, they just laughed.

laugh in someone's face: If someone had told me this was going to happen, I would've laughed in their face.

be laughing INFORMAL

to be in a very good situation, especially as a result of something you have received:

If this deal comes off as planned we'll be laughing.

don't make me laugh SPOKEN

used for telling someone that you disagree with them or think what they said is not possible or true

laugh all the way to the bank INFORMAL

to make a lot of money easily

no laughing matter

something that should be treated seriously

not know whether to laugh or cry

to feel confused and not know what to do when something bad happens, usually something unexpected

you'll be laughing on the other side of your face SPOKEN

used for telling someone that something is going to happen to stop them feeling so happy about a situation

`laugh at phrasal verb transitive

laugh at someone to behave in a way that shows your are not worried or frightened by something:

He's always been able to laugh at danger.

laugh at someone behind his/her back

to say unkind things about someone when they are not there

laugh at yourself

to not be too serious or sensitive about yourself and the things you do:

In a culture that too often lacks perspective, these cartoons give Americans the chance to laugh at themselves.

,laugh `off phrasal verb transitive

to joke about something to show that you think it is not important or serious:

They just laughed off the rumors that they are getting married.

laugh

laugh 2 [ læf ] noun count **

the sound you make when you laugh:

a hearty laugh

be (always) good for a laugh

1. ) to be something that people always enjoy

2. ) to be someone who is always fun to be with

have the last laugh

to finally be more successful than someone who was unpleasant to you, especially someone who laughed when you failed before

a laugh a minute INFORMAL

very funny or enjoyable. This expression is usually used in a humorous way to show that you really think someone or something is not funny or enjoyable:

I can tell you this guy is going to be a laugh a minute.

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