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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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Producers of the new film are playing down the claims of a Scots Freddy but fans online are worried giving the monster a tartan makeover will make them die laughing.
And the doughnut sequence will have filmgoers attending packed Saturday night houses the opportunity to literally die laughing.
It's better to die laughing than to die altogether," said Lebanese comedian Andre Jadaa, who with partner Pierre Shammassian and their troupe of singers has performed musical theatrical shows for many years.
 
 
 
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