Collocations for "laugh"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "laugh" in context.
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laugh
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.v
- laugh at [a joke, his accident, her haircut, them]
- his [classmates, colleagues, friends] all laughed at him
- laughing to myself
- laugh about the [day, movie]
- laughed in [response, spite]
- laughed during the [class, speech, movie]
- laugh out loud
- laughed [loudly, inwardly]
- laughed like [crazy, children]
- laugh like a [hyena, drain, banshee]
- laughed until my sides [hurt, ached, split]
- laughing her head off
- laughed off [reports, suggestions, accusations, rumors]
- tried to laugh it off
- [almost, actually] laughed
- [is always, never stops, couldn't help] laughing
- don't laugh, but
- [it's, there's] nothing to laugh about
- you'll be laughing on the other side of your face (when)
- let out a [big, loud] laugh
- [need, could use] a good laugh (right now)
- gave me a good laugh
- got a (good) laugh out of [her, the audience]
- [will, am going to] have the last laugh
- had a (good) laugh about
- that's the [best, only laugh I've had [today, all day]
- we'll have a few laughs
- can have a laugh about it later
- the [class, presentation] was a big laugh
- did it for a laugh
- will do anything for a laugh
- just for laughs
- has a [loud, booming, funny, weird, distinctive] laugh
- has a laugh like a [pig, hyena]
- UK: it was just a bit of a laugh
- UK: it was meant [as, to be] a bit of a laugh
'laugh' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):