J. De La Bruyere

We must laugh before we are happy, for fear of dying without having laughed at all.

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have the last laugh

[have the last laugh] or [get the last laugh] {v. phr.} To make someone seem foolish for having laughed at you. * /Other schools laughed at us when our little […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

laugh off

[laugh off] {v.} To dismiss with a laugh as not important or not serious; not take seriously. * /He had a bad fall while ice skating but he laughed it […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

laugh one out of

[laugh one out of] {v. phr.} To cause another to forget his/her worries and sorrows by joking. * /Jack was worried about getting airsick, but his son and daughter laughed […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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[laugh on the wrong side of one's mouth] or [laugh on the other side of one's mouth] or [laugh out of the other side of one's mouth] {v. phr.}, {informal} […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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