laugh\ on\ the\ other\ side\ of\ one's\ mouth

laugh\ on\ the\ other\ side\ of\ one's\ mouth
• laugh on the wrong side of one's mouth
• laugh on the other side of one's mouth
• laugh out of the other side of one's mouth
v. phr. informal
To be made sorry; to feel annoyance or disappointment; cry.

Paul boasted that he was a good skater, but after he fell, he laughed out of the other side of his mouth.


Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". . 1997.

Игры ⚽ Поможем сделать НИР

Look at other dictionaries:

  • laugh\ on\ the\ wrong\ side\ of\ one's\ mouth — • laugh on the wrong side of one s mouth • laugh on the other side of one s mouth • laugh out of the other side of one s mouth v. phr. informal To be made sorry; to feel annoyance or disappointment; cry. Paul boasted that he was a good skater,… …   Словарь американских идиом

  • laugh on the wrong side of one's mouth — or[laugh on the other side of one s mouth] or[laugh out of the other side of one s mouth] {v. phr.}, {informal} To be made sorry; to feel annoyance or disappointment; cry. * /Paul boasted that he was a good skater, but after he fell, he laughed… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • laugh on the wrong side of one's mouth — or[laugh on the other side of one s mouth] or[laugh out of the other side of one s mouth] {v. phr.}, {informal} To be made sorry; to feel annoyance or disappointment; cry. * /Paul boasted that he was a good skater, but after he fell, he laughed… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • laugh\ out\ of\ the\ other\ side\ of\ one's\ mouth — • laugh on the wrong side of one s mouth • laugh on the other side of one s mouth • laugh out of the other side of one s mouth v. phr. informal To be made sorry; to feel annoyance or disappointment; cry. Paul boasted that he was a good skater,… …   Словарь американских идиом

  • laugh on the other side of one's face (or N. Amer. out of the other side of one's mouth) — be discomfited after feeling confident or triumphant. → laugh …   English new terms dictionary

  • laugh out of the other side of one's mouth or face — idi laugh out of the other side of one s mouth or face, to become regretful or chastened after initial joy or boastfulness …   From formal English to slang

  • laugh out of the other side of one's mouth — be discomfited after feeling satisfaction or confidence about something you d be laughing out the other side of your mouth if we were sitting in jail right now …   Useful english dictionary

  • To laugh out of the other side of the mouth — Laugh Laugh (l[aum]f), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Laughed} (l[aum]ft); p. pr. & vb. n. {Laughing}.] [OE. laughen, laghen, lauhen, AS. hlehhan, hlihhan, hlyhhan, hliehhan; akin to OS. hlahan, D. & G. lachen, OHG. hlahhan, lahhan, lahh[=e]n, Icel.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • laugh — [laf, läf] vi. [ME laughen < OE hleahhan, akin to Ger lachen (OHG hlahhan) < IE base * klēg , to cry out, sound > Gr klangē, L clangor] 1. to make the explosive sounds of the voice, and the characteristic movements of the features and… …   English World dictionary

  • other — See: EACH OTHER, EVERY OTHER, GRASS IS ALWAYS GREENER ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE FENCE or GRASS IS ALWAYS GREENER ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE HILL, GO IN ONE EAR AND OUT THE OTHER, LAUGH ON THE WRONG SIDE OF ONE S MOUTH or LAUGH ON THE OTHER SIDE OF… …   Dictionary of American idioms

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”