keep in stitches



keep someone in stitches

Fig. to cause someone to laugh loud and hard, for a period of time. The comedian kept us in stitches for nearly an hour. The teacher kept the class in stitches, but the students didn't learn anything.
See also: keep, stitch

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Arin-English (Rare)
SheelaghSHEE-ləEnglish (Rare)
Rohit-Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Odia, Gujarati, Kannada, Telugu, Nepali
Donatellado-nah-TEL-lahItalian
Odhiambo-Eastern African, Luo
Jasvinder-Indian (Sikh)