Emotions & feelings
see the funny side
find humour in a bad situation
To see the funny side means to find something humorous even though it was unpleasant at the time.
Hear it in real life
Were you upset when it happened?
Yes, but I can see the funny side now.
I missed my train and got soaked, but I can see the funny side now.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: see the funny part
Say: see the funny side
Use the fixed phrase "see the funny side" when you mean finding humour in an unpleasant situation.
Build it
How it fits in a sentence.
see the funny side; saw the funny side; can see the funny side
Your turn: say it out loud
I missed my train and got soaked, but I can see the funny side now.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
see the funny side
find humour in a bad situation
“I missed my train and got soaked, but I can see the funny side now.”
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