| 单词 | to have, etc, in stitches |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto have, etc., (someone) in stitches d. plural. Fits of laughter; esp. in phr. ( to have, etc., (someone) in stitches. Occasionally singular = laugh n. 3a (See also sense 2a.) ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > pleasure > laughter > [noun] > outburst of vein1736 rip1855 tiff1858 stitches1935 1935 Motion Picture Nov. 41/1 A laugh festival that will have you in stitches from its opening scene to its ridiculous but uproarious climax. 1952 E. O'Neill Moon for Misbegotten i. 65 Listen to Jim still in stitches. It's good to hear him laugh as if he meant it. 1968 A. Diment Great Spy Race ii. 18 The party's in a house right opposite. It'll be a stitch, Phil. You must come. 1969 O. Blakeston For crying out Shroud vi. 56 I've got some new gear that will give you stitches. 1981 D. M. Thomas White Hotel iv. i. 139 She had them in stitches with her absurd—but true—anecdotes. 1983 Listener 20 Jan. 38/4 The sardonic puppets, C4s, had my anglophone family in stitches. < as lemmas |
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