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The meaning of CRACK UP (in British English)
I've read in a book (British publishing) that the phrasal verb 'to crack up' means to get a nervous breakdown.
But my American friend said it has another meaning.
Does it still have the meaning with a breakdown or it's out of fashion and means another thing? (SPECIFICALLY INTERESTED IN BRITISH ENGLISH!!!)
25 de ago. de 2017 16:43
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I live in England and we only use it to mean to laugh very hard.
For example : His joke cracked me up
For a nervous breakdown we could say 'to crack under pressure' or 'to crack' but crack up always means to laugh in my experiance
25 de agosto de 2017
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That depends on the context. Usually it means that you laugh until you fall into pieces.
25 de agosto de 2017
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