Emotions & feelings
get the giggles
start laughing uncontrollably
To start laughing and find it difficult to stop, often at an unsuitable time.
Hear it in real life
Why were you both smiling in the meeting?
We got the giggles over a silly typo.
I always get the giggles when someone tells me not to laugh.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: We got the giggle during the exam.
Say: We got the giggles during the exam.
Use the plural noun “giggles” in this fixed expression.
Build it
How it fits in a sentence.
get the giggles; got the giggles
Your turn: say it out loud
I always get the giggles when someone tells me not to laugh.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
get the giggles
start laughing uncontrollably
“I always get the giggles when someone tells me not to laugh.”
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