| 单词 | not to know whether to laugh or cry |
| 释义 | > as lemmasnot to know whether to laugh or cry i. In collocation with cry, as one of two equally appropriate responses to a situation, event, etc. Chiefly in not to know whether to laugh or cry. ΚΠ 1766 F. Gentleman Royal Fables xiii. 71 A doubtful cloud o'er-hung each eye, He knew not which, to laugh, or cry. 1843 C. Dickens Martin Chuzzlewit (1844) xii. 150 It was a toss-up with Tom Pinch whether he should laugh or cry. 1918 H. H. Peerless Diary 8 June in Brief Jolly Change (2003) 234 She didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and said so. I advised her to cry. 1940 D. Thomas Coll. Lett. (1987) 463 I'm so relieved I could laugh or cry. 1985 J. Sullivan Only Fools & Horses (1999) I. 4th Ser. Episode 6. 244 Well you should have seen his face Uncle, he didn't know whether to laugh or cry! 2000 J. Caughie Television Drama vi. 178 The viewer does not know whether to laugh or cry. < as lemmas |
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