Laugh in someone's face In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "laugh in someone's face", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

author Tommy Tran calendar 2021-09-27 04:09

Meaning of Laugh in someone's face

Synonyms:

cock a snook at , take the piss out of

Laugh in someone's face verb phrase

To openly show ridicule or contempt for someone by literally laughing in front of them

It's very rude of you to laugh in your brother's face. You should apologize to him!

Laura laughed in my face when she found out about my score.

He laughed in her face and said, "What a stupid question!"

Other phrases about:

spit in (one's) eye

To intentionally and spitefully insult or show disrespect for someone

take the piss (out of) (someone or something)

1. To mock someone or something.
2. To be annoying or unfair. 

 


 

pull an attitude (with one)

To behave impertinently, disrespectfully, or arrogantly (toward one).

make sport of (someone or something)

To make fun of someone/something.​
 

show (someone) the back of (one's) hand

To reproach someone, to show disdain; to smack someone with the backside of one's hand.

Grammar and Usage of Laugh in someone's face

Verb Forms

  • laughed in someone's face
  • laughing in someone's face
  • laughs in someone's face

The verb "laugh" should be conjugated according to its tense.

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