#️⃣#Laugh /lɑːf $ læf/ #noun
💢somebody is a (good) laugh #British_English ➡️ used to say that someone is amusing and fun to be with:
🔹I like Peter – he’s a good laugh.
💢for laughs (also for a laugh #British_English) ➡️ for fun:
🔹We took the hot-air balloon ride, just for laughs.
💢that’s a laugh #spoken ➡️ used to say that something is silly or unlikely:
🔹Me? Star in a film? That’s a laugh.
💢have the last laugh ➡️ to finally be successful, win an argument etc, after other people have earlier criticized you, defeated you etc:
🔹Men make jokes about women drivers, but women have the last laugh – their insurance rates are cheaper.
💢be a laugh a minute #informal ➡️ to be very funny – sometimes used humorously to mean that someone or something is not at all funny
🔹I can tell you this guy is going to be a laugh a minute.
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💢somebody is a (good) laugh #British_English ➡️ used to say that someone is amusing and fun to be with:
🔹I like Peter – he’s a good laugh.
💢for laughs (also for a laugh #British_English) ➡️ for fun:
🔹We took the hot-air balloon ride, just for laughs.
💢that’s a laugh #spoken ➡️ used to say that something is silly or unlikely:
🔹Me? Star in a film? That’s a laugh.
💢have the last laugh ➡️ to finally be successful, win an argument etc, after other people have earlier criticized you, defeated you etc:
🔹Men make jokes about women drivers, but women have the last laugh – their insurance rates are cheaper.
💢be a laugh a minute #informal ➡️ to be very funny – sometimes used humorously to mean that someone or something is not at all funny
🔹I can tell you this guy is going to be a laugh a minute.
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#️⃣#Laugh /lɑːf $ læf/ #noun 💢somebody is a (good) laugh #British_English ➡️ used to say that someone is amusing and fun to be with: 🔹I like Peter – he’s a good laugh. 💢for laughs (also for a laugh #British_English) ➡️ for fun: 🔹We took the hot-air…
#️⃣#Laugh /lɑːf $ læf/ #verb
💢laugh at/about
🔹‘I didn’t know what I was doing,’ she said, laughing at the memory.
🔹Tony was laughing so hard he had to steady himself on the table.
🔹Nora laughed so much that she nearly cried.
💢laugh heartily/uproariously/hysterically etc (=laugh a lot)
🔹The kids tumbled around on the floor, laughing hysterically.
🔹He couldn’t help it; he burst out laughing (=suddenly started laughing).
💢laugh your head off
🔹He’s one of the few writers who can make me laugh out loud.
💢not know whether to laugh or cry ➡️ to feel upset or annoyed about something bad that has happened, but also able to see that there is something funny about it:
🔹And when I couldn’t find the passports – honestly, I didn’t know whether to laugh or cry!
💢don’t make me laugh #spoken ➡️ used when someone has just told you something that is completely untrue, asked for something impossible etc:
🔹‘Can you finish this by tomorrow?’ ‘Don’t make me laugh.’
💢no laughing matter #informal ➡️ something serious that should not be joked about:
🔹It’s no laughing matter having to walk by a group of rowdy drunks every night just to get home.
💢be laughed out of court (also be laughed out of town/business etc #American_English) ➡️ if a person or idea is laughed out of court etc, the idea is not accepted because people think it is completely stupid:
🔹We can’t propose that! We’d be laughed out of court!
💢you have to laugh #spoken ➡️ used to say that, even though a situation is annoying or disappointing, you can also see that there is something funny about it:
🔹I had to laugh when I found out that our luggage had been lost. What else could go wrong?
💢be laughing all the way to the bank #informal #idiom ➡️ to make a lot of money without making much effort:
🔹We'll be laughing all the way to the bank if this deal works out.
💢somebody will be laughing on the other side of their face #spoken ➡️ used to say that although someone is happy or confident now, they will be in trouble later:
🔹She's pleased with her promotion but she'll be laughing on the other side of her face when she sees the extra work.
💢be laughing #British_English #spoken #informal ➡️ to be happy or in a good situation, for example because something has had a successful result for you:
🔹Well they paid me, didn’t they, so I’m laughing.
💢laugh in sb’s face #idiom ➡️ to behave towards someone in a way that shows that you do not respect them:
🔹I told my sister what I thought, and she just laughed in my face.
💢laugh up your sleeve ➡️ to be secretly happy, especially because you have played a trick on someone or criticized them without them knowing:
🔹They're very polite in your presence, but you get the feeling they're laughing up their sleeves.
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💢laugh at/about
🔹‘I didn’t know what I was doing,’ she said, laughing at the memory.
🔹Tony was laughing so hard he had to steady himself on the table.
🔹Nora laughed so much that she nearly cried.
💢laugh heartily/uproariously/hysterically etc (=laugh a lot)
🔹The kids tumbled around on the floor, laughing hysterically.
🔹He couldn’t help it; he burst out laughing (=suddenly started laughing).
💢laugh your head off
🔹He’s one of the few writers who can make me laugh out loud.
💢not know whether to laugh or cry ➡️ to feel upset or annoyed about something bad that has happened, but also able to see that there is something funny about it:
🔹And when I couldn’t find the passports – honestly, I didn’t know whether to laugh or cry!
💢don’t make me laugh #spoken ➡️ used when someone has just told you something that is completely untrue, asked for something impossible etc:
🔹‘Can you finish this by tomorrow?’ ‘Don’t make me laugh.’
💢no laughing matter #informal ➡️ something serious that should not be joked about:
🔹It’s no laughing matter having to walk by a group of rowdy drunks every night just to get home.
💢be laughed out of court (also be laughed out of town/business etc #American_English) ➡️ if a person or idea is laughed out of court etc, the idea is not accepted because people think it is completely stupid:
🔹We can’t propose that! We’d be laughed out of court!
💢you have to laugh #spoken ➡️ used to say that, even though a situation is annoying or disappointing, you can also see that there is something funny about it:
🔹I had to laugh when I found out that our luggage had been lost. What else could go wrong?
💢be laughing all the way to the bank #informal #idiom ➡️ to make a lot of money without making much effort:
🔹We'll be laughing all the way to the bank if this deal works out.
💢somebody will be laughing on the other side of their face #spoken ➡️ used to say that although someone is happy or confident now, they will be in trouble later:
🔹She's pleased with her promotion but she'll be laughing on the other side of her face when she sees the extra work.
💢be laughing #British_English #spoken #informal ➡️ to be happy or in a good situation, for example because something has had a successful result for you:
🔹Well they paid me, didn’t they, so I’m laughing.
💢laugh in sb’s face #idiom ➡️ to behave towards someone in a way that shows that you do not respect them:
🔹I told my sister what I thought, and she just laughed in my face.
💢laugh up your sleeve ➡️ to be secretly happy, especially because you have played a trick on someone or criticized them without them knowing:
🔹They're very polite in your presence, but you get the feeling they're laughing up their sleeves.
#Vocabulary
#Essential_English_words
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