Communication

a laugh a minute

very entertaining person

Someone who is very funny and entertaining all the time.

B2 now and then mostly spoken

expression

Hear it in real life

What is your new manager like?

She is a laugh a minute, but she still gets the work done.

Play the conversation

My flatmate is a laugh a minute, so there is never a dull evening at home.

The mistake everyone makes

Not: My uncle is laugh by minute.

Say: My uncle is a laugh a minute.

Keep the fixed article-and-noun pattern “a laugh a minute”; do not translate it word for word.

Build it

How it fits in a sentence.

be a laugh a minute; someone is a laugh a minute

Your turn: say it out loud

My flatmate is a laugh a minute, so there is never a dull evening at home.

Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.

a laugh a minute

very entertaining person

“My flatmate is a laugh a minute, so there is never a dull evening at home.”

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