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fall about

British  

verb

  1. (intr, adverb) to laugh in an uncontrolled manner

    we fell about when we saw him

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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The suggested retail price for a roughly 9.25-ounce bag of Doritos would fall about 80 cents to $5.49.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 3, 2026

Anything to the contrary could crush the Nasdaq and potentially bring it below the low it reached this fall, about a 6% drop from its current level.

From Barron's • Dec. 8, 2025

Of the 3,759 new first-year students enrolled this fall, about 21%, or 789, are internationals.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 28, 2025

Upon closer examination, the quote starts to fall about a bit.

From Salon • Jun. 20, 2025

“You might just as well go around saying: ‘Don’t fight people,”’ causing the rest of the tribe to fall about laughing at the intrinsic ridiculousness of the notion.

From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith

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