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laugh on the other side of one's face
Verb
UK
informal
intransitive
Japanese Meaning
自惚れや傲慢さを露呈した後に、結果として窮地に追い込まれる（慇懃さを欠く姿勢が逆効果となる）。 / 自信過剰を示した後に、裏目に出て落ち込んだり、面目を失ったりする経験をする。
（ present singular third-person ）
（ participle present ）
（ participle past ）
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(UK, intransitive, informal) To experience discomfiture after displaying cockiness.
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laugh on the other side of one's face
He bragged he'd never lose, but when the contest backfired he laughed on the other side of one's face.
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He bragged he'd never lose, but when the contest backfired he laughed on the other side of one's face.
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