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View definitions for crack up

crack up

verb as in crash or wreck a car, plane, etc.

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verb as in laugh or to cause to laugh unrestrainedly

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“Perhaps the tarte Philippe is not all it is cracked up to be,” she nearly said, for she did feel sorry for poor Lady Constance and wished to comfort her.

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For someone who reportedly doesn’t laugh easily or often, Lorne Michaels has been a driving force behind what cracks up the comedy-loving public for more than half a century.

A sprinkle of heavenly magic, and Arj can be taught a valuable lesson—by trading places with Jeff and finding out that wealth isn’t all it’s cracked up to be.

“And she looks at it and starts cracking up. And she’s like, ‘See, she’s the problem.’

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When he saw the result in the mirror, he cracked up: “Oh my God, I’m Geppetto. I look just like the Disney version.”

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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