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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!
cross the aisle
1. Of politicians, to unite or cooperate—especially through voting—with an opposing political party or members thereof, so as to achieve some political goal or purpose. Primarily heard in US, South Africa. With just enough Republicans crossing the aisle, the Democrats were able to pass the bill through both the Senate and the House of Representatives. If reform of any kind is going to come about in this lifetime, it will take some strong-willed individuals willing to cross the aisle.
2. Of parliamentary members, to leave one's current political party and join another, such that one's legislative seat is physically moved to the new party's location in parliament. Primarily heard in UK, Australia, Canada, New Zealand. Following the prime minister's controversial tax bill, several members of his party crossed the aisle to the Labour Party.
have (one) rolling in the aisles
To cause an audience to laugh uproariously or hysterically. Your jokes are perfect for your speech tonight. You'll have them rolling in the aisles!
have (someone) laughing in the aisles
To cause someone to laugh uproariously or hysterically. Your jokes are perfect for your speech tonight. You'll have them laughing in the aisles! I'm telling you, Mark's boyfriend is hilarious! He had me laughing in the aisles when I met him.
knock them in the aisles
old-fashioned To thoroughly impress, overwhelm, or excite a group of spectators (almost always identified by the pronoun "them"). Good luck, honey. I know your presentation is going to knock them in the aisles today! Our next guest is a young comedian who's been touring the country, knocking them in the aisles with his edgy humor.
laughing in the aisles
Laughing uproariously or hysterically. (Used especially in the phrase "have someone laughing in the aisles.") Your jokes are perfect for your speech tonight. You'll have them laughing in the aisles! I'm telling you, Mark's boyfriend is hilarious! You're going to be laughing in the aisles when you meet him.
lead (one) up the aisle
To become married to one. Usually, but not always, said of a man leading a woman. It was 50 years ago today that my dear Robert led me up the aisle.
roll in the aisles
To laughing uproariously or hysterically. Your jokes are perfect for your speech tonight. You'll have them rolling in the aisles!
rolling in the aisles
Laughing uproariously or hysterically. Your jokes are perfect for your speech tonight. You'll have them rolling in the aisles!
walk down the aisle
To get married. I still can't believe that Nora and Scott walked down the aisle—I never thought I'd see those two get married!
work down the aisle
1. To proceed along the aisle of a church or other venue during a wedding. Said especially of the bride. A corruption of the standard phrase "walk down the aisle." We've got some great tips to help you get in shape so you'll be looking your finest when you work down the aisle. I've always wanted to have a choir singing "Hey Jude" by The Beatles when I work down the aisle.
2. By extension, to get married. I still can't believe that Nora and Scott finally worked down the aisle. I was starting to think I'd never see those two get hitched! I've been dreaming since I was young of working down the aisle with the love of my life, surrounded by all my friends and family.
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. © 2015 Farlex, Inc, all rights reserved.
*rolling in the aisles
Fig. [of an audience] wild with laughter. (*Typically: get them ~; have them ~; leave them ~.) DI have the best jokes you've ever heard. I'll have them rolling in the aisles. What a great performance. We had them rolling in the aisles.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
roll in the aisles
Laugh very hard, as in The comedian's new book had them rolling in the aisles. This hyperbolic idiom alludes to a performance that causes an audience to laugh so hard that they might well roll about in the theater's aisles. [First half of 1900s]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. Copyright © 2003, 1997 by The Christine Ammer 1992 Trust. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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.
Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed. © HarperCollins Publishers 2012
have people rolling in the aisles
1 make an audience laugh uncontrollably. 2 be very amusing. informal 1 1940 P. G. Wodehouse Quick Service I made the speech of a lifetime. I had them tearing up the seats and rolling in the aisles.
lead someone up the aisle
get married to someone.knock them in the aisles
amaze and impress people. informalFarlex Partner Idioms Dictionary © Farlex 2017
go/walk down the ˈaisle
(informal) get married: I never thought you’d be the first one to walk down the aisle — you used to say you’d never marry!The aisle is the passage down the middle of a church between the two blocks of seats.
ˌrolling in the ˈaisles
(informal) laughing a lot: The comedian was very good indeed. He had the audience rolling in the aisles.Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary © Farlex 2017