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SheltieBites Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
Crack Up
"Under intense police interrogation, the suspect cracked up and confessed."
"Under intense police interrogation, the suspect cracked and confessed."
Dictionaries suggest "crack" and "crack up" both mean losing one's mind in this context. Could it really be the same?
"Under intense police interrogation, the suspect cracked and confessed."
Dictionaries suggest "crack" and "crack up" both mean losing one's mind in this context. Could it really be the same?
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You crack me up. This means that you act so funny and tell such funny stories that I laugh very hard. (text message = ROFL)
- You crack me up.
- This means that you act so funny and tell such funny stories that I laugh very hard.
- (text message = ROFL)
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You crack me up.
This means that you act so funny and tell such funny stories that I laugh very hard. (text message = ROFL)
This means that you act so funny and tell such funny stories that I laugh very hard. (text message = ROFL)
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The correct sentence for this situation is: "Under intense police interrogation the suspect cracked and confessed." The word "cracked" in this context means to give in, or lose one's composure, or end one's resistance, under pressure.
The term "crack up" means to have a nervous breakdown.
The term "crack up" means to have a nervous breakdown.
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SheltieBites"Under intense police interrogation, the suspect [began to ]crack and confessed."This is ok, not the examples you posted.
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