April 12th, 2021

\週に２回、英語のニュース＆Tipsをお届けします/

▶︎ Laughing（笑い）

笑いは最高ですね！
今日は笑いにまつわるイディオムをみてみましょう！

​laughing stock - 笑い草、笑い者

e.g. He became the laughing stock of all the athletes in school.
彼は学校のスポーツマンたちから笑い者にされた。

split your sides - 笑いすぎて脇腹が痛くなること
splitには裂ける、破れるの意味があります。

e.g. She split her sides from laughing at his joke.
彼のジョークに笑いすぎて、彼女は脇腹が痛くなった。

have the last laugh - 最後に笑う（勝つ）

e.g. You might win the speech contest but I will have the last laugh.
スピーチコンテストではあなたが勝つかもしれないけど、最後に笑うのは私だよ（笑）
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（英語スクリプト）
Laughter is great. We use many phrases in English related to laughter.
It can be helpful to know a few.

Here are some examples:

laughing stock - someone who is ridiculed
e.g. He became the laughing stock of all the athletes in school.

split your sides - to laugh so hard, your sides hurt
e.g. She split her sides from laughing at his joke.

have the last laugh - to be vindicated
e.g. You might win the speech contest but I will have the last laugh.

Try learning some of these phrases.

​#イディオム