to be a laughing-stock
11laughing stock — ► NOUN ▪ a person subjected to general ridicule …
12laughing stock — [noun] figure of fun, Aunt Sally (Brit.), butt, target, victim * * * ▶ noun FIGURE OF FUN, dupe, butt, stooge, Aunt Sally; informal fall guy. * * * laughing stock noun An object of ridicule • • • Main Entry: ↑laugh * * * laug …
13Laughing Stock — Infobox Album | Name = Laughing Stock Type = Studio album Artist = Talk Talk Released = November 19, 1991 Recorded = 1990–91 at Wessex Studios, London Genre = Post rock Art rock Ambient music Length = 43:25 Label = Verve Records Polydor Records… …
14Laughing stock — means a thing which has become the object of ridicule.Laughing stock or Laughingstock may refer to: * Laughing Stock , a 1991 album by Talk Talk * Laughingstock , a song by American Music Club from their 1988 album California * Laughing Stock , a …
15laughing stock — If someone becomes a laughing stock they do something so stupid or wrong that no one can take them seriously and people scorn and laugh at them. (Dorking School Dictionary) *** A person who does something stupid or ridiculous which… …
16laughing stock — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms laughing stock : singular laughing stock plural laughing stocks someone or something that everyone thinks is very silly …
17laughing-stock — (from Idioms in Speech) a person or thing that causes general ridicule: to make someone a laughing stock Come, Clare, don t be silly, and make us a laughing stock. (J. Galsworthy) …
18laughing-stock — see laughing stock …
19laughing stock — See the laughing stock …
20laughing stock — Farmer Jones had heard that the best milk comes from contented cows. Therefore, he d visit them every morning and tell them jokes. The cows laughed and laughed and gave excellent milk. But the news got around about the cows. They became known as… …
