Be rolling in the aisles In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "be rolling in the aisles", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

author Jenne Phuong calendar 2021-08-12 04:08

Meaning of Be rolling in the aisles

Synonyms:

split your sides , roar with laughter

Be rolling in the aisles informal

The phrase is a figurative expression. It evokes the image of a group of people at a show or performance. They laugh so loudly that they almost fall from their chairs into the aisles between the different sections of seats. 

If someone is rolling in the aisles, he or she is laughing hysterically, especially in a theatre, cinema etc.

The audience was rolling in the aisles when the clown appeared.

Your story is hilarious. You'll have them rolling in the aisles, that’s for sure.

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Laugh loudly and uncontrollably

split your sides (laughing/with laughter)

To laugh a lot at someone or something

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1. To laugh with shyness and embarrassment

2. Used to say that someone vomits on the floor, whether it's carpeted or not

wear the cap and bells

Used to describe someone that gives joy and humor to others 

yock

A loud chuckle or laugh; to laugh noisily

Grammar and Usage of Be rolling in the aisles

Verb Forms

  • am rolling in the aisles
  • are rolling in the aisles
  • been rolling in the aisles
  • is rolling in the aisles
  • was rolling in the aisles
  • were rolling in the aisles

The verb "be" should be conjugated according to its tense.

Origin of Be rolling in the aisles

The form "to have them rolling in the aisles" is first recorded in these days: Showing how utterly impossible it is to win public recognition by deserving it, a short story by William Slavens McNutt, published in Munsey’s Magazine (New York) of May 1922.

The Origin Cited: wordhistories.net .
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