- not know whether to laugh or cry
- to feel confused and not know what to do when something bad happens, usually something unexpected
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not know whether to laugh or cry
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not know whether to laugh or cry — phrase to feel confused and not know what to do when something bad happens, usually something unexpected Thesaurus: not able to think clearlysynonym Main entry: laugh * * * not know whether to ˌlaugh or ˈcry idiom ( … Useful english dictionary
not know whether to laugh or cry — (not) know whether to laugh or cry to be extremely upset by something bad that has happened. Then they announced that my flight was delayed for ten hours. I didn t know whether to laugh or cry … New idioms dictionary
not know whether to laugh or cry — to be very upset by something ridiculous. When they announced that my flight was delayed for ten hours, I didn t know whether to laugh or cry … New idioms dictionary
know whether to laugh or cry — (not) know whether to laugh or cry to be extremely upset by something bad that has happened. Then they announced that my flight was delayed for ten hours. I didn t know whether to laugh or cry … New idioms dictionary
laugh — laugh1 W2S2 [la:f US læf] v [: Old English; Origin: hliehhan] 1.) to make sounds with your voice, usually while you are smiling, because you think something is funny ▪ Maria looked at him and laughed. laugh at/about ▪ I didn t know what I was… … Dictionary of contemporary English
laugh — 1 verb 1 MAKE SOUND (I) to make the sounds and movements of the face that people make when they think something is funny: Jonathan kept pulling funny faces at me, and I couldn t stop laughing. (+ at/about): I couldn t understand why they were all … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
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laugh — I UK [lɑːf] / US [læf] verb [intransitive] Word forms laugh : present tense I/you/we/they laugh he/she/it laughs present participle laughing past tense laughed past participle laughed *** Other ways of saying laugh: giggle to laugh in a nervous… … English dictionary
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