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fall about
(also fall about laughing) UK informal — phrasal verb with fall /fɔːl/
/fɑːl/ verb (fell, fallen)Definition
(Definition of fall about from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- amused adjective
- be all smiles idiom
- be in convulsions idiom
- be rolling in the aisles idiom
- be wreathed in smiles idiom
- cackle verb
- giggle noun (LAUGHTER)
- giggle verb
- giggler noun
- giggly adjective
- grin/smile from ear to ear idiom
- hysterics noun
- laughter is the best medicine idiom
- laughter noun
- mirth noun
- not know whether to laugh or cry idiom
- piss yourself (laughing) idiom
- split your sides idiom
- titter verb
- toothy adjective
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