Idioms

yourself silly

(oneself) silly

To a state of giddiness or incoherence. Often used with the verbs "laugh" and "drink." That movie was hilarious! We laughed ourselves silly from beginning to end! A: "Ugh, I feel so horrible this morning." B: "Tough cookies. If you're going to drink yourself silly like that, then this is the price you're going to pay." Oh man, we ate ourselves silly at Oktoberfest—there were so many delicious foods to choose from!
See also: silly
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laugh yourself silly (or sick)

laugh uncontrollably or for a long time.
See also: laugh, silly

— yourself silly

be unable to act rationally because of doing something to excess.
1998 Time Out N.Y. Drink yourself silly at the long bar or chow down at the large tables in the back.
See also: silly
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Cry yourself silly, roll on the floor and let your nose run too.
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Once you've scared yourself silly in the near-vertical Tower of Power and the Dragon, you can catch up with mum, who I'd wager might prefer to chill out in the Champagne Club with a glass of fizz.
CHOCOLATE YOU have absolute carte blanche to stuff yourself silly with the brown stuff this weekend because it is Easter.
Love, laugh, read, travel, play games, screw yourself silly, see movies and plays--do as you please, literally.
Continue reading "This Christmas, Stuff Yourself Silly With General Tso's Chicken.
North Shields-based Craft Yourself Silly - which designs and manufactures proggy mats - has won the New Exporter of the Year prize at the National Business Awards.
wmc.org.uk Halloween at the Castle, Lauriston Castle, Edinburgh (October 30) Where better to frighten yourself silly on Halloween than on a visit to a creepy old castle?
The Exporters' Awards, which are organised by the North East England Chamber of Commerce, saw Ward Brothers (Steel) named SME Exporter of the Year, while Craft Yourself Silly won the New Exporter Award.
The directions on the back of the Cardiff Rain bottle states: "More Taff water than tap water, use pump to imitate fine Cardiff drizzle and soak yourself silly.
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