tragedy
comedy equals tragedy plus time
cliché Anything tragic, difficult, or uncomfortable can be made the subject of humor if enough time has passed. My marriage was an absolute nightmare for five years of my life. Thankfully, I'm at a point now where I can well and truly laugh about it. I guess it's true that comedy equals tragedy plus time. They say that comedy equals tragedy plus time, but I just can't laugh at jokes about such a horrible incident in human history.
See also: comedy, equal, plus, time, tragedy
humor equals tragedy plus time
cliché Anything tragic, difficult, or uncomfortable can be made the subject of humor if enough time has passed. My marriage was an absolute nightmare for five years of my life. Thankfully, I'm at a point now where I can well and truly laugh about it. I guess it's true that humor equals tragedy plus time. They say that humor equals tragedy plus time, but I just can't laugh at jokes about such a horrible incident in human history.
See also: equal, humor, plus, time, tragedy
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
- plot thickens
- plot thickens, the
- the plot thickens
- thicken
- trouble in paradise
- be careful what you wish for(, it might (just) come true)
- do not try this at home
- a sight to behold
- (it's) (all) Greek to me
- Greek to me