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Idiom

have a laugh

Meaning

To joke; kid around.

Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Examples

“We just went to the park to have a laugh.”

“Stop being so serious and come join us for a drink; we just want to have a laugh.”

“Despite the gravity of their situation, the weary travelers gathered around the fire to have a laugh and briefly forget their troubles.”

Examples

simple

“We just went to the park to have a laugh.”

contextual

“Stop being so serious and come join us for a drink; we just want to have a laugh.”

complex

“Despite the gravity of their situation, the weary travelers gathered around the fire to have a laugh and briefly forget their troubles.”

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