Sekirov Dictionary

laugh on the other side of one's face

verb1

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(UK, informal) To experience discomfiture after displaying cockiness.
- You'll be laughing on the other side of your face when the police find out you've been lying to them.

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laughed on the other side of one's face · laughing on the other side of one's face · laughs on the other side of one's face

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