Идиомы и фразеологизмы английского со словом laugh. Страница два

Фразеологизмы со словом laugh. Страница два

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laugh off
To dismiss with a laugh as not important or not serious; not take seriously.
He had a bad fall while ice skating but he laughed it off.
You can't laugh off a ticket for speeding.
laugh on the wrong side of one's mouth
laugh on the other side of one's mouth
laugh out of the other side of one's mouth
To be made sorry; to feel annoyance or disappointment; cry.
Paul boasted that he was a good skater, but after he fell, he laughed out of the other side of his mouth.
laugh one out of
To cause another to forget his/her worries and sorrows by joking.
Jack was worried about getting airsick, but his son and daughter laughed him out of it.
laugh one's head off
To laugh very hard; be unable to stop laughing.
Paul's stories are so wildly funny that I laugh my head off whenever he starts telling one of them.
laugh up one's sleeve
laugh in one's sleeve
laugh in one's beard
To be amused but not show it; hide your laughter.
Скрытно смеяться, посмеиваться; скрывать смех.
He was laughing up his sleeve when Joe answered the phone because he knew the call would he a joke.
Tom felt that his explanation was confusing and that his colleagues were laughing up his sleeve.
Том чувствовал, что его объяснение было запутанным и что его коллеги смеялись за его спиной.
laughing matter
A funny happening; a silly situation. Usually used with no.
John's failing the test is no laughing matter!
We were amused when our neighbor's cat had five kittens, but when our own cat had six kittens it was no laughing matter.
laughing stock
This expression refers to a person or group that everyone laughs at because they do something stupid or ridiculous.
Используется по отношению к человеку или группе людей, над которыми все смеются, потому что они делают что-то глупое или нелепое.
If you wear that to school you'll be the laughing stock of the class.
Если ты пойдешь в этом в школу, то будешь посмешищем для всего класса.