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laughs on the other side of one's face

laughs on the other side of one's face is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 laughs on the other side of one's face

What is laughs on the other side of one's face the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Laughs on the other side of one's face is the third-person singular simple present indicative of laugh on the other side of one's face.

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

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

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