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Yoong Liat Posted 19 years ago
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At Grandfather's 60th birthday party, my brother Joe kept telling jokes. Everyone in the audience split their ________ with laughter. He told so many jokes, he was just unstoppable! People said he was a _________ a minute!

Could somebody please let me know what word should fit in each blank?

Many thanks.
  

Top answer

Hi YL There is an idiom "split your sides laughing", so the word 'sides' would be an obvious choice for the first blank. But nothing obvious comes to my mind for the second blank. Maybe just "a joke a minute"?

— Yankee

  • Hi YL There is an idiom "split your sides laughing", so the word 'sides' would be an obvious choice for the first blank.
  • But nothing obvious comes to my mind for the second blank.
  • Maybe just "a joke a minute"?
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Hi YL

There is an idiom "split your sides laughing", so the word 'sides' would be an obvious choice for the first blank.

But nothing obvious comes to my mind for the second blank. Maybe just "a joke a minute"?
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Thanks, Amy, for your reply.
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Hi all,

I wonder what 'a laugh a minute' means. Is it a metaphor saying that he laughs frequently? Laughs every minute?

Thank you

Best wishes,

PBF
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Hi PBF

No, someone who is "a laugh a minute" is someone who is very entertaining and funny (i.e. someone who makes other people laugh).

@ CJ
Thanks from me too! I don't know why 'laugh' didn't pop into my head right away. That's an obvious fit too, isn't it.
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YankeeHi PBF

No, someone who is "a laugh a minute" is someone who is very entertaining and funny (i.e. someone who makes other people laugh).

@ CJ
Thanks from me too! I don't know why 'laugh' didn't pop into my head right away. That's an obvious fit too, isn't it.
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Hi YL

I only suggested 'joke' because nothing better had popped into my head at the time. Jim's suggestion of 'laugh' is much better.
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YankeeHi YL

I only suggested 'joke' because nothing better had popped into my head at the time. Jim's suggestion of 'laugh' is much better.

Many thanks.
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Thank you for replying to my post, Yankee.

I wonder if what has it go to do with 'a minute'. Do you know its etymology?

Thank you.

Best wishes,

PBF
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