fall about

fall about
To laugh so much that ones entire body moves somewhat uncontrollably.

Every time he performed the trick people would fall about laughing.


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  • fall about — To laugh hysterically, to collapse (with laughter) • • • Main Entry: ↑fall * * * ˌfall a ˈbout [intransitive] [present tense I/you/we/they fall about he/she/it falls about …   Useful english dictionary

  • fall about — ► fall about Brit. informal laugh uncontrollably. Main Entry: ↑fall …   English terms dictionary

  • fall about — phrasal verb [intransitive] Word forms fall about : present tense I/you/we/they fall about he/she/it falls about present participle falling about past tense fell about past participle fallen about British informal if you fall about or fall about… …   English dictionary

  • fall about Brit. — fall about Brit. informal laugh uncontrollably. → fall …   English new terms dictionary

  • fall about — PHRASAL VERB If you say that people are falling about, you mean that they are laughing a lot about something. [BRIT, INFORMAL] [V P] Dan fell about and slapped his thighs... [V P ing] The men at the table fell about laughing. [Also V P with n] …   English dictionary

  • fall — ► VERB (past fell; past part. fallen) 1) move rapidly and without control from a higher to a lower level. 2) collapse to the ground. 3) (fall off) become detached and drop to the ground. 4) hang down. 5) (of someone s f …   English terms dictionary

  • fall — fall1 W1S1 [fo:l US fo:l] v past tense fell [fel] past participle fallen [ˈfo:lən US ˈfo:l ] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(move downwards)¦ 2¦(stop standing/walking etc)¦ 3¦(decrease)¦ 4¦(become)¦ 5¦(belong to a group)¦ 6 fall short of something 7 fall victim/prey… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • fall — 1 verb, past tense fell past participle fallen 1 MOVE DOWNWARDS (I) to move downwards from a higher position to a lower position: The rain had started falling again. (+out of/from/on): Wyatt fell from a second floor window. (+down): I m always… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • fall — [[t]fɔ͟ːl[/t]] ♦ falls, falling, fell, fallen 1) VERB If someone or something falls, they move quickly downwards onto or towards the ground, by accident or because of a natural force. [V prep] Her father fell into the sea after a massive heart… …   English dictionary

  • fall */*/*/ — I UK [fɔːl] / US [fɔl] verb [intransitive] Word forms fall : present tense I/you/we/they fall he/she/it falls present participle falling past tense fell UK [fel] / US past participle fallen UK [ˈfɔːlən] / US [ˈfɔlən] 1) to move quickly downwards… …   English dictionary

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