laugh on the other side of (one's) face

To experience a drastic change in one's emotions, often in a short span of time. A: "I thought your mother was happy that we're getting married." B: "Me too, but now she's laughing on the other side of her face, and I get an angry phone call from her every day."

See also: face, laugh, of, on, other, side

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Bidane	-	Basque
RÉKa	RAY-kaw	Hungarian
Lorens	-	Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
Mattityahu	-	Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Lucjan	LUWTS-yahn	Polish
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