Idioms

be rolling in the aisles

be rolling in the aisles

To be laughing uproariously or hysterically. Your jokes are perfect for your speech tonight. Your audience will be rolling in the aisles! Supposedly, that movie's a comedy, but I wasn't rolling in the aisles or anything. I'm telling you, Mark's boyfriend is hilarious! He practically has us rolling in the aisles whenever we're together.
See also: aisle, roll
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be rolling in the aisles

If people in an audience are rolling in the aisles, they are laughing a lot at something. They loved him — they were rolling in the aisles. Note: You can also say that you have an audience rolling in the aisles. It's all good knockabout stuff that has them rolling in the aisles. His shows still have them rolling in the aisles. Note: The aisles in a theatre or cinema are the gaps between the blocks of seats.
See also: aisle, roll
Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed. © HarperCollins Publishers 2012
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