stitch (redirected from stitches)

have someone in stitches (informal)

to make someone laugh a lot. She told a couple of jokes that had us all in stitches.

A stitch in time (saves nine).

something that you say which means it is better to deal with a problem early before it gets too bad. If you don't repair the oil leak now, you might damage the whole engine. It's a case of a stitch in time.

See also: time

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in stitches

laughing so much that it is difficult to control yourself. The movie will keep you in stitches from beginning to end.