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词组 in stitches
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in stitches laughing uncontrollably. informal

Stitch, in the sense of 'a sudden localized jabbing pain', such as might be caused by a needle, is recorded in Old English. It is now generally used of a muscle spasm in the side caused especially by exertion. Shakespeare seems to have been the first to describe stitches brought on by laughter; in Twelfth Night (1601) Maria invites her fellow conspirators to observe the lovelorn Malvolio with the words: 'If you…will laugh yourselves into stitches, follow me'.

1981D. M. ThomasThe White Hotel She had them in stitches with her absurd-but true- anecdotes.

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