(idiomatic) A part of a town or city that is particularly impoverished, and usually dangerous or undesirable as a result.

(literally) the opposite end or side of a ball. / (idiomatic, sports) used after discussing either offense or defense to imply the other.

(US, politics) Either the Senate or the House of Representatives, from the point of view of the other.

(idiomatic) Very special.

(idiomatic) In a very special way.

To help in one way but proceed to harm in another.

(dialect) By other means.

(informal, humorous) implies that there has been a fight and the other party came off even worse

simple past tense and past participle of laugh on the other side of one's face

present participle of laugh on the other side of one's face