| 词汇 | die laughing |
| 释义 | Idiom die laughing Theme: LAUGHTER to laugh very long and hard. (Informal.)The joke was so funny that I almost died laughing.The play was meant to be funny, but the audience didn't exactly die laughing. Idiom die laughing Theme: DEATH to meet one's death laughing— in good spirits, revenge, or irony.Sally is such an optimist that she'll probably die laughing.Bob tried to poison his rich aunt, who then died laughing because she had taken Bob out of her will. die laughing1. To die happy. You're always so cheerful that I wouldn't be surprised if you died laughing. 2. To exact revenge on someone in death. If you keep fighting with your mother now, she might ultimately die laughing by taking you out of her will. 3. To laugh very hard and for a long time. We all died laughing when we saw Dave's Halloween costume. die laughing1. Lit. to meet one's death laughing-in good spirits, revenge, or irony. Sally is such an optimist that she'll probably die laughing. Bob tried to poison his rich aunt, who then died laughing because she had taken Bob out of her will. 2. Fig. to laugh very long and hard. The joke was so funny that I almost died laughing. The play was meant to be funny, but the audience didn't exactly die laughing. die laughingExperience extreme amusement, as in When his pants fell down, I thought I'd die laughing. This hyperbolic expression was used by Shakespeare in The Taming of the Shrew (3:2): "Went they not quickly, I should die with laughing." Also see split one's sides. die ˈlaughing(informal) find something extremely funny: I nearly died laughing when he said that. |
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