Emotions & feelings
crack up
start laughing a lot
If you crack up, you suddenly start laughing a lot because something is very funny.
Hear it in real life
Why are you laughing?
Tom just told me that story about his first driving lesson, and I cracked up.
I cracked up when I saw the photo he had sent me.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: The joke cracked me.
Say: The joke cracked me up.
When something makes you laugh, use the full form "crack someone up."
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How it fits in a sentence.
crack up; cracked up; make someone crack up
Your turn: say it out loud
I cracked up when I saw the photo he had sent me.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
crack up
start laughing a lot
“I cracked up when I saw the photo he had sent me.”
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