split your sides

split (one's) sides

To laugh uproariously or hysterically. Your jokes are perfect for your speech tonight. You'll have them splitting their sides!
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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

split your sides

be convulsed with laughter. informal
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Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary

split your ˈsides (laughing/with laughter)

laugh a lot; laugh loudly: When she started singing in that funny voice, we nearly split our sides.
See also: side, split
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary
See also:
  • split (one's) sides
  • split one's sides
  • split sides
  • split a gut
  • split a/(one's) gut
  • have (one) rolling in the aisles
  • have people rolling in the aisles
  • laugh head off
  • laugh your head off
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