| Russian | English |
| всё смешно, пока это происходит с другими | everything is funny as long as it is happening to somebody else (W. Rogers Artoforion) |
| не смешно и не съедобно | swing and a miss (о шутке; Am.E., likened to a baseball batter who swings at but fails to hit the ball: Boy, that joke was a swing and a miss — not one person in the room laughed Taras) |
| очень смешное | barrel of monkeys (Something very funny or amusing. Interex) |
| поставить в глупое, смешное положение | leave holding the bag ("Take your hand off me!" "Sure, just relax," Wade said. "I have a good idea, Doctor. Why don't you see a good doctor?" Somebody laughed loudly. Loring tensed like an animal all set to spring. Wade sensed it and neatly turned his back and moved away. Which left Dr. Loring holding the bag. If he went after Wade, he would look sillier than he looked now. There was nothing for him to do but leave, and he did it. (Raymond Chandler) ART Vancouver) |
| смешно до слёз | too funny for words (Andrey Truhachev) |
| так, что доходит до смешного | the point of ridicule (Alex_Odeychuk) |
| тебе будет не смешно когда ты узнаешь правду | you'll laugh out of the other side of your mouth when you find out the truth (APN) |
| увидеть смешные стороны | see the funny side of (Из документалистики "Living with the tribes". I`m glad Jasinto saw the funny side (сказано напуганным Марком, который обрадовался тому, что охотник не разозлился, а рассмеялся после ошибки Марка). Также, Оксфордский словарь толкует, как "appreciate the humorous aspect of a situation or experience: fortunately, the patient saw the funny side of the situation" А также "Why women don't see the funny side of their mothers-in-law. – Почему женщины не видят плюсов своих свекровей"  oxforddictionaries.com, abbyypress.ru inyazserg) |
