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laughter is the best medicine
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laughing and being happy help you feel better when you are ill or sad
A proverb, usually used as a whole sentence. In IELTS, describe what makes you laugh instead of quoting it.
In context
My grandmother watches comedies every evening because she believes laughter is the best medicine.
After a stressful week, a night out with funny friends proved that laughter is the best medicine.
Common mistake
Incorrect: Laugh is the best medicine.
Correct: Laughter is the best medicine.
More idioms about health
- a clean bill of healtha doctor's statement, after an examination, that someone is healthy
- a new lease of lifenew energy, or a chance to be active or useful again
- a ripe old agea very old age, reached in good health
- a second windnew energy that lets you continue after you felt too tired
- a shadow of your former selfmuch weaker, thinner or less impressive than before