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Meaning of barrel of laughs | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

A great amount of enjoyment or entertainment, or something or someone that provides this.

idiomatic, often, sarcastic

Equivalents

Polski beczka śmiechu

Examples

“We went to a karaoke bar and had a barrel of laughs.”
“I gather he's a funeral director. That must be why he's such a barrel of laughs. (sarcastic)”
“As they say⟳, getting older is not a barrel of laughs.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

barrel of monkeys barrel of sunshine barrel organ barrel organist barrel piano barrel plating

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