Russian proverb

When the Czar has a cold, all Russia laughs.

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he laughs best who laughs last

[he laughs best who laughs last] A person should go ahead with what he is doing and not worry when others laugh at him. When he succeeds he will enjoy […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

cold war

[cold war] {n.} A struggle that is carried on by other means and not by actual fighting; a war without shooting or bombing. * /After World War II, a cold […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

cold

[cold] See: [BLOOD RUNS COLD], [BLOW HOT AND COLD], [CATCH COLD] or [TAKE COLD], [IN COLD BLOOD], [OUT COLD], [OUT IN THE COLD], [PASS OUT] (2), [STONE-COLD], [STOP COLD], [THROW […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

for laughs

[for laughs] {adv. phr.} For pleasure; for fun; as a joke. * /The college boys climbed up into the girls' dorms and stole some of their dresses just for laughs, […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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