laugh in face

  • 71with a straight face — keep a straight face to look serious and not laugh, although you are in a funny situation or are saying something funny or stupid. I don t know how you can stand there and repeat all that nonsense with a straight face …

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  • 72keep a straight face — If you keep a straight face,  look serious and do not laugh even though you want to …

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  • 73(a) straight face — a straight ˈface idiom if you keep a straight face, you do not laugh or smile, although you find sth funny see also ↑straight faced Main entry: ↑straightidiom …

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  • 74Lot of laugh — LOL (argot internet) Pour les articles homonymes, voir LOL. « lol » est un acronyme employé en tant qu interjection, très répandu sur internet, symbolisant le rire ou l amusement. Il est utilisé sur …

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  • 75fall flat on my face — fail completely, embarrass myself, blow it, make a mistake    If I tried to speak Polish, I would fall flat on my face! You would laugh at my poor Polish! …

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  • 76straight face — straight′ face′ n. an impassive facial expression that conceals one s true feelings, esp. a desire to laugh • Etymology: 1890–95 straight′ faced′, adj. straight′ fac′ed•ly, adv …

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  • 77keep a straight face — ► keep a straight face keep a blank or serious facial expression when trying not to laugh. Main Entry: ↑straight …

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  • 78you'll be laughing on the other side of your face — you’ll be laughing on the other side of your face spoken phrase used for telling someone that something is going to happen to stop them feeling so happy about a situation Thesaurus: ways of threatening someonesynonym Main entry: laugh …

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  • 79a straight face — a blank or serious facial expression, esp. when trying not to laugh my father kept a straight face when he joked …

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  • 80straight face — straight faced, adj. straight facedly /strayt fay sid lee, fayst lee/, adv. a serious or impassive facial expression that conceals one s true feelings about something, esp. a desire to laugh. [1890 95] * * * …

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