"have the laugh on one's side" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: has the laugh on one's side [present, singular, third-person], having the laugh on one's side [participle, present], had the laugh on one's side [participle, past], had the laugh on one's side [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|have<has,,had> the laugh on one's side}} have the laugh on one's side (third-person singular simple present has the laugh on one's side, present participle having the laugh on one's side, simple past and past participle had the laugh on one's side)
  1. To be able to laugh at another person through having got the better of them. Related terms: have the last laugh, the joke is on someone
    Sense id: en-have_the_laugh_on_one's_side-en-verb-TVLBJRZu Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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