someone will be laughing on the other side of their face
laughing in American English
(ˈlæfɪŋ)
adjective
1.
that laughs or appears to laugh
a laughing brook
2.
uttered with laughter
a laughing remark
noun
3.
laughter
Derived forms
laughingly (ˈlaughingly)
adverb
Examples of 'laughing' in a sentence
laughing
Carol managed to free her lips from his, rearing back and laughing nervously.
Val McDermid THE LAST TEMPTATION (2002)
After we'd finished laughing, Christian put his hand on my shoulder and said: `You're a friend.
Hugo Wilcken THE EXECUTION (2002)
This was the cause of much amusement, with the Senator laughing the loudest.
Mark Mills AMAGANSETT (2002)
Whooping and laughing, they drew up beside the tent, and the young man in the lead prepared to dismount.
Elizabeth Peters LION IN THE VALLEY (2002)
All related terms of 'laughing'
laugh
When you laugh , you make a sound with your throat while smiling and show that you are happy or amused . People also sometimes laugh when they feel nervous or are being unfriendly .
be laughing
to be in a favourable situation
laughing gas
Laughing gas is a type of anaesthetic gas which sometimes has the effect of making people laugh uncontrollably.
laughing gear
the mouth
laughing hyena
the spotted hyena
laughing matter
→ no laughing matter
laughing stock
If you say that a person or an organization has become a laughing stock , you mean that they are supposed to be important or serious but have been made to seem ridiculous .
laughing jackass
→ kookaburra
no laughing matter
If you say that something is no laughing matter , you mean that it is very serious and not something that you should laugh or joke about.
kill yourself laughing
If you say that you killed yourself laughing , you are emphasizing that you laughed a lot because you thought something was extremely funny .
laugh away
to dismiss or dispel (something unpleasant ) by laughter
laugh down
to silence by laughing contemptuously
laugh off
If you laugh off a difficult or serious situation, you try to suggest that it is amusing and unimportant , for example by making a joke about it.
nitrous oxide
a colourless nonflammable slightly soluble gas with a sweet smell : used as an anaesthetic in dentistry and surgery . Formula: N 2 O
goburra
a kookaburra
kookaburra
a large arboreal Australian kingfisher , Dacelo novaeguineae (or gigas ), with a cackling cry
settler's clock
a large arboreal Australian kingfisher , Dacelo novaeguineae (or gigas ), with a cackling cry
someone will be laughing on the other side of their face
said to mean that although someone is happy or successful at the moment , things are likely to go wrong for them in the future . The American expression is someone will be laughing out of the other side of their mouth .