shake with laughter

Idioms  

1. Convulse with the humor of something, as in When asked if he was planning to give away the bride, he shook with laughter at the very thought. [Early 1700s]

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Example Sentences

The film, which was directed by Josh Cooley, who co-wrote and storyboarded Pixar's emotional hit Inside Out, also made the newspaper's reviewer "shake with laughter at least once every five minutes".

From BBC • Jun. 14, 2019

Norris’s shoulders shake with laughter when he is shown the quotes from Rome.

From The Guardian • May 30, 2015

“One American can relish hugely the entertainment afforded when one quizzical Englishman chaffs his shy, ineloquent countrymen without expecting all other Americans to shake with laughter at the same spectacle,” Woollcott wrote.

From New York Times • Oct. 9, 2014

He liked to watch children's programs or boxing on television, and he could shake with laughter watching an unsuspecting guest try to cut meat with a folding knife.

From Time Magazine Archive

Dad started to shake with laughter, and the crowd started laughing, too.

From "Cheaper by the Dozen" by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey