Emotions & feelings
be in fits of laughter
laugh uncontrollably
If you are in fits of laughter, you are laughing repeatedly and cannot easily stop.
Hear it in real life
Was the comedian any good?
Brilliant - the audience was in fits of laughter.
We were in fits of laughter after watching those old holiday videos.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: We were on fits of laughter.
Say: We were in fits of laughter.
The fixed preposition is "in," not "on."
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How it fits in a sentence.
be in fits of laughter; have someone in fits of laughter
Your turn: say it out loud
We were in fits of laughter after watching those old holiday videos.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
be in fits of laughter
laugh uncontrollably
“We were in fits of laughter after watching those old holiday videos.”
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