laugh on the other side of your face
- laugh on the other side of your face
laugh on the other side of your face — see
↑laugh, 1
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laugh on the other side of your face
— used to say that a situation will change and someone will stop being happy or pleased
You'll be laughing on the other side of your face when I've finished with you!
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laugh on the other side of your ˈface idiom
(BrE, informal) to be forced to change from feeling pleased or satisfied to feeling disappointed or annoyed
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He'll be laughing on the other side of his face when he reads my letter.
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