roll in the aisles
roll in the aisles
To laughing uproariously or hysterically. Your jokes are perfect for your speech tonight. You'll have them rolling in the aisles!
See also: aisle, roll
rolling in the aisles
Laughing uproariously or hysterically. Your jokes are perfect for your speech tonight. You'll have them rolling in the aisles!
See also: aisle, roll
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
*rolling in the aisles
Fig. [of an audience] wild with laughter. (*Typically: get them ~; have them ~; leave them ~.) DI have the best jokes you've ever heard. I'll have them rolling in the aisles. What a great performance. We had them rolling in the aisles.
See also: aisle, roll
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
roll in the aisles
Laugh very hard, as in The comedian's new book had them rolling in the aisles. This hyperbolic idiom alludes to a performance that causes an audience to laugh so hard that they might well roll about in the theater's aisles. [First half of 1900s]
See also: aisle, roll
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
ˌrolling in the ˈaisles
(informal) laughing a lot: The comedian was very good indeed. He had the audience rolling in the aisles.See also: aisle, roll
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary
- rolling in the aisles
- aisle
- be rolling in the aisles
- have (one) rolling in the aisles
- have people rolling in the aisles
- have (someone) laughing in the aisles
- laughing in the aisles
- rolling on the floor laughing
- laugh your head off