get a laugh

get a laugh

To elicit laughter from someone or multiple people; to make someone or multiple people laugh. Once I got a laugh from the audience, I started to feel more relaxed about giving my presentation. I guarantee that line will get a laugh.

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get a laugh

to do something that will create laughter. John will do almost anything to get a laugh.

See also: get, laugh

McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.