laugh through tears

[masterding]

What exactly does the phrase "laugh through tears" mean?
Thanks.

[emsr2d2]

What exactly does the phrase "laugh through tears" mean?
Thanks.

Can you give us some context please? Post the whole sentence where you saw the phrase. Although there's a good chance that it only has one meaning, as always on this forum, context is important.

[masterding]

Can you give us some context please? Post the whole sentence where you saw the phrase. Although there's a good chance that it only has one meaning, as always on this forum, context is important.

Quoted from "Barbara Bush -- Wellesley College Commencement Speech":
One of the reasons I made the most important decision of my life, to
marry George Bush, is because he made me laugh. It's true, sometimes we've laughed through our tears, but that shared laughter has been one of our strongest bonds. Find the joy in life, because as Ferris Bueller said on his day off, "Life moves pretty fast. and ya don't stop and look around once in
a while, ya gonna miss it."

[riquecohen]

In spite of the problems they may have had, they were still able to enjoy life togther and see the humor in life.

[masterding]

here's another good example "Sometimes you gotta laugh through the tears, smile through the pain so that you can live through the sorrow."

[masterding]

In spite of the problems they may have had, they were still able to enjoy life togther and see the humor in life.

So "tears" here is a kinda metaphor for problems and difficulties that people have in life?

[riquecohen]

Yes.