be laughing

phrase

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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Initial reports had said the two appeared to be sitting on the track and the woman appeared to be laughing. — Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 18 Sep. 2026 Titanique is officially setting course for Broadway, and audiences will be laughing all the way to the lifeboats! — Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 15 Dec. 2025 Next week, Angel gets evicted, and Wendy seems to be laughing a little too loudly at her misery. — Shamira Ibrahim, Vulture, 8 Dec. 2025 While internet users may be laughing at his mishap, many viewers are also cheering on his progress. — Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025 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 25 Sep. 2026.

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