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laughed on the other side of one's face

laughed on the other side of one's face is the simple past and past participle of laugh on the other side of one's face.

Meaning of laugh on the other side of one's face

Verb

laugh on the other side of one's face (third-person singular simple present laughs on the other side of one's face, present participle laughing on the other side of one's face, simple past and past participle laughed on the other side of one's face)

  1. (UK, informal, intransitive) To experience discomfiture after displaying cockiness.
    • You'll be laughing on the other side of your face when the police find out you've been lying to them.

Questions about laughed on the other side of one's face

What is laughed on the other side of one's face the simple past and past participle of?
Laughed on the other side of one's face is the simple past and past participle of laugh on the other side of one's face.

Words near laughed on the other side of one's face in the dictionary

  1. laughed down
  2. laughed in one's sleeve
  3. laughed in someone's face
  4. laughed like a drain
  5. laughed off
  6. laughed on the other side of one's face
  7. laughed on the wrong side of one's face
  8. laughed on the wrong side of one's mouth
  9. laughed one's ass off
  10. laughed one's head off
  11. laughed out of court

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