die laughing

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die laughing

1. 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.

See also: die, laugh

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Brown is the co-founder of Uptown Comedy Club, a comedy platform that started the careers of comedians like Mike Epps, Flex Alexander, and Die Laughing playwright, Marq Overton. 30 Rock's Kevin Brown to Die Laughing by Gillian Reagan / The New York Observer 99) tells of Elliot, who likes to make people die laughing until his comedy is taken too literally. Berkeley Prime Crime by Internet Bookwatch 99) tells of Elliot, who likes to make people die laughing until his comedy is taken too literally. Berkeley Prime Crime by The Bookwatch More results

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Brown is the co-founder of Uptown Comedy Club, a comedy platform that started the careers of comedians like Mike Epps, Flex Alexander, and Die Laughing playwright, Marq Overton.

30 Rock's Kevin Brown to Die Laughing by Gillian Reagan / The New York Observer

99) tells of Elliot, who likes to make people die laughing until his comedy is taken too literally.

Berkeley Prime Crime by Internet Bookwatch

99) tells of Elliot, who likes to make people die laughing until his comedy is taken too literally.

Berkeley Prime Crime by The Bookwatch

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