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
Steele[sti:l]
Amalbert-Ancient Germanic
BÍBorka-Hungarian
Isabelaee-sah-BEL-ah (Spanish)Spanish, Portuguese, Romanian
Riordan-Irish
GeroltKHAY-rawltDutch