10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LAUGH ON THE OTHER SIDE OF ONE'S FACE»
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laugh on the other side of one's face in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
laugh on the other side of one's face and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Common Phrases: And
the Amazing Stories Behind Them
Laugh on the other side of one's face The basic idea (the reaction to unwelcome
contrary news) has been around for several centuries, surfacing in Italian (
Torriana) and French (Molière), usually as laugh “on the other side of one's
mouth.
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English-Albanian Dictionary
of Idioms
... laughed off the embarrassing situation in which he found himself... laugh on
the other side of one's face/mouth qesh e qan, kalon nga gezimi ne trishtim, nga
gazi ne vaj □ He may think that throwing stones at my windows is amusing, but
he ...
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Who Said That First?:
The Curious Origins
of Common Words ...
Laugh on the other side of one's face The basic idea (the reaction to unwelcome
contrary news) has been around for several centuries, surfacing in Italian (
Torriana) and French (Molière), usually as laugh 'on the other side of one's mouth
'.
... ig*** I1& (# Jtt ")f ) (I'm surprised that he ha\ the face to ask again for money!
HjH of 'ri 1 itil'Sj wtimKnixwf-wtk ! ) to laugh in someone's face LAUGH to laugh on
the other side of one's face 1. LAUGH to lose face H LOSE to make/ pull a face 1.
[Literally, this phrase originally meant 'in the presence of.] laugh on the other side
of one's face see laugh. let's face it if one is to be honest: Let's face it, none of us
like him very much. lose face to sutTer a loss of respect or reputation: You will ...
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Rajpal Dictionary
Of English Idioms & Phrases
... Laugh off: Escape from or get rid of by laughing; make light of * They laughed
off an embarrassing situation they landed in * We should laugh off the insults
heaped on us by those troublemakers Laugh on the other side of one's face:
Change ...
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The Wordsworth Dictionary
of Idioms
[Literally, this phrase originally meant 'in the presence of.] laugh on the other side
of one's face see laugh. let's face it if one is to be honest: Let's face it, none of us
like him very much. lose face to suffer a loss of respect or reputation: You wilt ...
Elizabeth McLaren Kirkpatrick, C. M. Schwarz,
1993
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Idiomatic Expressions with English Grammar' 99 Ed.
... FACE — to show one's low opinion of somebody LAUGH IN YOUR// BEARD/
SLEEVES/ WHISKERS — LAUGH IT OFF — LAUGH LIKE A HYENA — LAUGH
OFF — LAUGH ON THE// OTHER SIDE OF ONE'S FACE/ WRONG SIDE OF
ONE'S ...
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Sterling Dictionary
of Idioms
... laugh in somebody's face openly show one's contempt He suggested that they
marry but she laughed in hisface. laugh like a drain laugh loudly Known to be a
loud speaker, he also laughs like a drain. laugh on the other side of one's face be
...
... to be feeling one's oats, to sow one's wild oats, to butter someone up, to slip
someone a mickey, to laugh on the other side of one's face, to hit the nail on the
head, to miss the point, to make the grade, to lose one's marbles, to gras at
straws, ...
Douglas Hofstadter, Douglas R. Hofstadter, Emmanuel Sander,
2013