don't make me laugh

English

Phrase

don't make me laugh

1. (informal) Used to express that one cannot take a suggestion seriously.

   Synonyms: that's a laugh, that's a good one, you're having a laugh

   • 2006, Ralph Cotton, Gunfight at Cold Devil:

     Humiliated, Wood said, "I shouldn't have brought it up. I'll collect that money without you. Me and Carney will take care of the ranger."
     "Carney Blake? Don't make me laugh." Rose chuckled, his hand still extended for payment. "He's been down drunk all summer. He'll be lucky if he doesn't shoot himself."

Further reading

• “don t make me laugh” in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, Longman.
• “don t make me laugh”, in Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, 1999–present.
• “don t make me laugh” (US) / “don t make me laugh” (UK) in Macmillan English Dictionary.
• “dont make me laugh”, in Collins English Dictionary.
• “don't make me laugh”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.