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laughing on the other side of one's face

laughing on the other side of one's face is the present participle and gerund 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 laughing on the other side of one's face

What is laughing on the other side of one's face the present participle and gerund of?
Laughing on the other side of one's face is the present participle and gerund of laugh on the other side of one's face.

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

  1. laughing juice
  2. laughing kookaburra
  3. laughing kookaburras
  4. laughing like a drain
  5. laughing off
  6. laughing on the other side of one's face
  7. laughing on the wrong side of one's face
  8. laughing on the wrong side of one's mouth
  9. laughing one's ass off
  10. laughing one's head off
  11. laughing out of court

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