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- laugh on the other side of (one's) face
laugh on the other side of (one's) face
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."
Common Names:
| Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
| Humphrey | | ['hʌmfri] | |
| Yair | | - | Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew |
| Harsha | | - | Indian, Kannada, Telugu, Sanskrit |
| Martinho | | - | Portuguese |
| Bertie | | | |
| TomÁS | | to-MAHS (Spanish), too-MASH (Portuguese) | Spanish, Portuguese, Irish |