know whether to laugh or cry



not know whether to laugh or cry

to be extremely upset by something bad that has happened Then they announced that my flight was delayed for ten hours. I didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
See also: cry, know, laugh

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Gul-Urdu, Pashto
Amrit-Indian, Hindi
HrÓArr-Ancient Scandinavian
Setare-Persian
CallieKAL-eeEnglish
LennonLEN-ənScottish, English (Rare)