单词 | to die with, or of laughing |
释义 | > as lemmasto die with, or of laughing c. Used hyperbolically to indicate extreme feelings of amusement, embarrassment, etc.; esp. in to die with, or of laughing. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > pleasure > laughter > types of laughter > laugh in specific manner [verb (intransitive)] > laugh convulsively or immoderately chuckle1598 to split (also break, burst, etc.) one's sides1598 to die with, or of laughing1609 to hold one's sides1609 to laugh till (also until) one cries1611 split1688 to burst one's sides1712 shake1729 to shake one's sides1736 to laugh oneself sick (also silly)1773 roll1819 to laugh one's head off1871 to break up1895 to fall about1918 pee1946 1609 W. Shakespeare Troilus & Cressida i. iii. 176 At this sport Sir valour dyes, cryes..giue me ribbs of steele, I shall split all In pleasure of my spleene. View more context for this quotation a1616 W. Shakespeare Taming of Shrew (1623) iii. iii. 113 Went they not quickly, I should die with laughing . View more context for this quotation 1778 F. Burney Let. 23 Aug. in Early Jrnls. & Lett. (1994) III. 99 An account he gave us..would have made you die with laughing. 1813 J. Austen Pride & Prejudice II. xvi. 196 I was ready to die of laughter. View more context for this quotation 1820 M. Wilmot Let. 12 Jan. (1935) 50 Once in a tender love speech, I thought I should have died, when Lady Grace..told him audibly he had turned over two leaves! a1930 D. H. Lawrence Phoenix II (1968) 84 He looked like a positive saint: one of the noble sort, you know, that will suffer with head up and with dreamy eyes. I nearly died of laughing. 1949 D. Smith I capture Castle (U.K. ed.) xi. 190 She knew some of the manaquins [sic] at a dress show—I could have died. 1969 J. D. A. Widdowson & H. Halpert in H. Halpert & G. M. Story Christmas Mumming in Newfoundland 162 He was dressed up, you know, and he was like an old shepherd. Well I nearly died. < as lemmas |
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