Make one double over
"Laughing uncontrollably, as in Joke after joke had me in stitches. Although the precise idiom dates only from about 1930, Shakespeare had a similar expression in Twelfth Night (3:2): "If you desire the spleen, and will laugh yourselves into stitches, follow me." Stitches here refers to the sharp local pain (known as a stitch in the side) that can make one double over, much as a fit of laughter can. (freedictionary.com)
What does "make one double over" exactly mean in the above?
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Anonymous What does "make one double over" exactly mean in the above? Bend over deeply (probably while hugging one's midriff) because one is laughing so vigorously .
- Anonymous What does "make one double over" exactly mean in the above?
- Bend over deeply (probably while hugging one's midriff) because one is laughing so vigorously .
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AnonymousWhat does "make one double over" exactly mean in the above?
Bend over deeply (probably while hugging one's midriff) because one is laughing so vigorously.
0AnonymousWhat does "make one double over" exactly mean in the above?
"Cause someone to bend over"
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