be laughing
idiom
British, informal
: to be in a very good situation with nothing to worry about
If they can just close this important deal, they'll be laughing!
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Please go back to your first reaction — if only because my laughing would then be laughing with you, not at you.
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Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 16 Mar. 2024
The comment was bleeped on the broadcast, but the audience seemed to be laughing.
—Saba Hamedy, NBC News, 16 Jan. 2024
The People’s Joker will be laughing its way to the big screen, with indie distributor Altered Innocence picking up the feature’s North American rights.
—Aaron Couch, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Dec. 2023
Rogan said not everyone may be laughing with Anthony and pointed to The Office actor Rainn Wilson as an example.
—Luke Gentile, Washington Examiner, 30 Aug. 2023
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Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 16 Mar. 2024
The comment was bleeped on the broadcast, but the audience seemed to be laughing.
—Saba Hamedy, NBC News, 16 Jan. 2024
The People’s Joker will be laughing its way to the big screen, with indie distributor Altered Innocence picking up the feature’s North American rights.
—Aaron Couch, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Dec. 2023
Rogan said not everyone may be laughing with Anthony and pointed to The Office actor Rainn Wilson as an example.
—Luke Gentile, Washington Examiner, 30 Aug. 2023
See all Example Sentences for be laughing
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“Be laughing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/be%20laughing. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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