in stitches

1. 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.

Example Sentences

"Every time I see it I'm just in stitches," she says.

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Then we're the ones who miss out when we don't wait, because Phoebe was the one who had everybody in stitches every day.

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"Jon was an interesting and thoughtful person, he had some stunning dramatic performances on stage and on screen and the country is still in stitches from the magic that was D'Unbelievables."

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“Her ‘German’ accent had us all in stitches!

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Barkley and O’Neal were in stitches over a report that Paul and other members of the Rockets tried to force their way into the Clippers’ locker room after the game for a confrontation.

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