[Idiom] laughing

[benhp]

Is laughing one's head off an accepted idomatic expression?
If not, what would the correct expression be?

 

[5jj]

Is laughing one's head off an accepted idomatic expression?

It is, though it's possibly a lttle dated.

 

[billmcd]

It is, though it's possibly a lttle dated.

Agree. "Head" frequently replaced by "laughing one's a** off", that is, the other end of the anatomy.

 

[vil]

Similar hyperbolic expression was used by Shakespeare in The Taming of the Shrew (3:2): "Went they not quickly, I should die with laughing." Also see split one's sides

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[~Mav~]

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Agree. "Head" frequently replaced by "laughing one's a** off", that is, the other end of the anatomy.

Hence the frequently used abbreviation: LMAO. :lol:

It is, though it's possibly a lttle dated.

Apparently not, if you substitute "head" with "ass". :mrgreen: (Urban dictionary: LMAO)