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have the laugh on one's side

have the laugh on one's side verb: to be able to laugh at another person through having got the better of them.

Verb

have the laugh on one's side (third-person singular simple present has the laugh on one's side, present participle having the laugh on one's side, simple past and past participle had the laugh on one's side)

  1. To be able to laugh at another person through having got the better of them.

Forms of have the laugh on one's side

third-person singular presenthas the laugh on one's side
present participlehaving the laugh on one's side
past participlehad the laugh on one's side
pasthad the laugh on one's side

Questions about have the laugh on one's side

What does have the laugh on one's side mean?
Have the laugh on one's side means to be able to laugh at another person through having got the better of them.
What part of speech is have the laugh on one's side?
Have the laugh on one's side is a verb.
What is the past tense of have the laugh on one's side?
The past tense of have the laugh on one's side is had the laugh on one's side.

Words near have the laugh on one's side in the dictionary

  1. have the goods on
  2. have the hang of
  3. have the heart
  4. have the hots for
  5. have the last laugh
  6. have the laugh on one's side
  7. have the law of
  8. have the legs of someone
  9. have the painters in
  10. have the pas of someone
  11. have the pleasure

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