Meanings
verbhave the laugh on one's side (third-person singular simple present has the laugh on one's side, present participle having the laugh on one's side, simple past and past participle had the laugh on one's side)
present singular third person has the laugh on one's side · participle present having the laugh on one's side · participle past had the laugh on one's side · past had the laugh on one's side
- To be able to laugh at another person through having got the better of them.
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have the laugh on one's side. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/have%20the%20laugh%20on%20one's%20side
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “have the laugh on one's side,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/have%20the%20laugh%20on%20one's%20side.
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