laugh on the other side of your face
laugh on the other side of (one's) face
To experience a drastic change in one's emotions, often in a short span of time. A: "I thought your mother was happy that we're getting married." B: "Me too, but now she's laughing on the other side of her face, and I get an angry phone call from her every day."
See also: face, laugh, of, on, other, side
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
laugh on the other side of your face
be discomfited after feeling satisfaction or confidence about something.A North American variant of this expression is laugh out of the other side of your mouth .
See also: face, laugh, of, on, other, side
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary
laugh on the other side of your ˈface
(British English, informal) be forced to change from feeling pleased or satisfied to feeling disappointed or annoyed: If you think you’ve tricked me, then you’re wrong! You’ll soon be laughing on the other side of your face!See also: face, laugh, of, on, other, side
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary
- laugh on the other side of (one's) face
- laugh on the other side of (one's) mouth
- be laughing on the other side of (one's) face
- be laughing on the other side of your face
- be laughing out of the other side of (one's) mouth
- laugh out (of) the other side of (one's) mouth
- laugh out of the other side of mouth
- laugh out of the other side of one's mouth
- laugh out of the other side of face and laugh out of the other ...
- laugh out (of) the other side of (one's) face