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 Re: 'It's to laugh at!'
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Originally Posted by Ouisch  "It's to laugh at" is not standard English usage. I have heard Yiddish speakers use similar phraseology, however:
"You call this a bar mitzvah? It's to laugh at!"
"The food is dry, the band stinks, it's too hot in here...don't get me started!"
"Did you try the kreplah, though? It's to die for!" |  That sounds more probable than my 'French' idea; Yiddish.
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