be a barrel of laughs



be a barrel of laughs

To be fun, funny, and pleasant. Often used sarcastically to indicate that someone is unpleasant or not enjoyable to be around. A: "Is Mr. Grant always cranky?" B: "Oh, yeah—he's a real barrel of laughs!" I always have so much fun when Katie's around—she's a barrel of laughs!
See also: barrel, laugh, of

not be a barrel of laughs

  (informal)
to not be enjoyable 'He's a bit serious, isn't he?' 'Yeah, not exactly a barrel of laughs.'
See scrape the barrel
See also: barrel, laugh, of

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Momokomo-mo-koJapanese
LesleyLEZ-lee, LES-leeEnglish
NikŠA-Croatian
Amandaə-MAN-də (English), ah-MAHN-dah (Spanish, Italian, German)English, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, German, Late Roman
Durans-Late Roman
Nikol-Czech, Bulgarian