| Subject | English | Russian |
| gen. | a good laugh | весельчак (feihoa) |
| gen. | a good laugh | весёлый случай (feihoa) |
| gen. | always good for a laugh | забавный (She is a nice girl and always good for a laugh. Bullfinch) |
| gen. | always good for a laugh | весёлый (She is a nice girl and always good for a laugh. Bullfinch) |
| gen. | be a good laugh | быть смешным человеком (Taras) |
| proverb | get a good laugh | от души посмеяться (out of something: She told me the whole story describing in detail what a silly ass you were. I got a good laugh out of that. ART Vancouver) |
| Игорь Миг | give someone a good laugh | посмешить (кого-либо) |
| gen. | give sb. a good laugh | развеселить (кого-л.: The cameras had been set up in the hopes of catching a glimpse of a mountain lion that was reportedly seen recently in the area by residents. However, when the police department checked the cameras after they had been running for a few days, they were stunned by what they found. The strange characters included gorillas, werewolves, an elderly person with a walker, and someone donning a creepy pig mask. Fortunately the Gardner Police Department had a good sense of humor about the prank, posting the photos to their Facebook page and actually thanking the jokesters for giving them a good laugh.  coasttocoastam.com ART Vancouver) |
| gen. | give a good laugh | вызывать смех у (some things that give me a good laugh; кого-либо Игорь Миголатьев) |
| gen. | give someone a good laugh | ничего у кого-либоне вызывать кроме улыбок и смеха (контекстно Игорь Миголатьев) |
| gen. | give someone a good laugh | заставлять кого-либо смеяться от души (This gave me a good laugh! Most people stealing a car have no desire to have kidnapping charges. Игорь Миголатьев) |
| Makarov. | have a good laugh | как следует посмеяться |
| Makarov. | have a good laugh | вдоволь посмеяться |
| inf. | have a good laugh | надсмеяться |
| inf. | have a good laugh | натешиться (at) |
| inf. | have a good laugh | нахохотаться |
| Gruzovik, inf. | have a good laugh at | натешиться |
| Gruzovik, inf. | have a good laugh | насмеяться |
| Makarov. | have a good laugh | хорошенько посмеяться |
| Gruzovik | have a good laugh | высмеяться (pf of высмеиваться) |
| gen. | have a good laugh | посмеяться всласть (Sergei Aprelikov) |
| gen. | have a good laugh | посмеяться от души (Sergei Aprelikov) |
| Gruzovik | have a good laugh | высмеиваться (impf of высмеяться) |
| gen. | have a good laugh | хорошенько как следует посмеяться |
| gen. | have a good laugh at | от души посмеяться над (кем-либо, чем-либо) |
| Gruzovik, inf. | have had a good laugh | нахохотаться |
| Makarov. | have had a good laugh | насмеяться вдоволь |
| gen. | he gave a good hearty laugh | он от души смеялся |
| gen. | he gave a good hearty laugh | он от души рассмеялся |
| gen. | I always enjoy a good laugh | я люблю от души посмеяться |
| gen. | I got a good laugh from | меня насмешил ("I got a good laugh from a guy who was against the pipeline because it was only to benefit large American corporations and they are only doing this for profit... This really made me laugh because I saw the same guy earlier with a Starbucks coffee!" (from a letter to a Canadian newspaper) ART Vancouver) |
| gen. | we've had a good many laughs over his behaviour | мы немало посмеялись над его поведением |
