Mary Pettibone Poole

"He who laughs, lasts."

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[he laughs best who laughs last] A person should go ahead with what he is doing and not worry when others laugh at him. When he succeeds he will enjoy […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

for laughs

[for laughs] {adv. phr.} For pleasure; for fun; as a joke. * /The college boys climbed up into the girls' dorms and stole some of their dresses just for laughs, […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

bundle of laughs

[bundle of laughs] {n. phr.} A very amusing person, thing, or event. * /Uncle Lester tells so many jokes that he is a bundle of laughs./ A Dictionary of American Idioms

best

[best] See: [AS BEST ONE CAN], [AT BEST], [FOR THE BEST], [GET THE BETTER OF] or [GET THE BEST OF], [HAD BETTER] or [HAD BEST], [HE LAUGHS BEST WHO LAUGHS […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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[pat] See: [PIT-A-PAT], [STAND PAT].

Brendan Gill

(1914-1997) U.S. U.S. writer Not a shred of evidence exists in favor of the idea that life is serious.

моя хата с краю

[моя хата с краю] {informal} {adv. phr.} [mo`ya `hata s `kraju] {literally} my hut is on the periphery. ~I don't […]

hot rod

[hot rod] {n.}, {informal} An older automobile changed so that it can gain speed quickly and go very fast. * /Hot rods are […]