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Collocations for "laughs"


Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "laughs" in context.

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laugh

Most examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.
v
  1. laugh at [a joke, his accident, her haircut, them]
  2. his [classmates, colleagues, friends] all laughed at him
  3. laughing to myself
  4. laugh about the [day, movie]
  5. laughed in [response, spite]
  6. laughed during the [class, speech, movie]
  7. laugh out loud
  8. laughed [loudly, inwardly]
  9. laughed like [crazy, children]
  10. laugh like a [hyena, drain, banshee]
  11. laughed until my sides [hurt, ached, split]
  12. laughing her head off
  13. laughed off [reports, suggestions, accusations, rumors]
  14. tried to laugh it off
  15. [almost, actually] laughed
  16. [is always, never stops, couldn't help] laughing
  17. don't laugh, but
  18. [it's, there's] nothing to laugh about
  19. you'll be laughing on the other side of your face (when)
n
  1. let out a [big, loud] laugh
  2. [need, could use] a good laugh (right now)
  3. gave me a good laugh
  4. got a (good) laugh out of [her, the audience]
  5. [will, am going to] have the last laugh
  6. had a (good) laugh about
  7. that's the [best, only laugh I've had [today, all day]
  8. we'll have a few laughs
  9. can have a laugh about it later
  10. the [class, presentation] was a big laugh
  11. did it for a laugh
  12. will do anything for a laugh
  13. just for laughs
  14. has a [loud, booming, funny, weird, distinctive] laugh
  15. has a laugh like a [pig, hyena]
  16. UK: it was just a bit of a laugh
  17. UK: it was meant [as, to be] a bit of a laugh
'laughs' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

🗣️Forum discussions with the word(s) "laughs" in the title:

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Here <goes><go> the chime and laughs. - English Only forum
hold the laughs - English Only forum
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Laughs at her guy friends in the friendzone? - English Only forum
laughs easily - English Only forum
Make him <laugh/laughs>? - English Only forum
playing it to laughs from the audience - English Only forum
She laughs easy/easily - English Only forum
She who laughs best laughs last... all the way to the bank - English Only forum
Speak English? <Yes/No.> But she always laughs in English. - English Only forum
the gun pun is set to laughs - English Only forum
the laughs get stronger - English Only forum
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the sun laughs - English Only forum
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