"roll in the aisles" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: En-au-roll in the aisles.ogg [Australia] Forms: rolls in the aisles [present, singular, third-person], rolling in the aisles [participle, present], rolled in the aisles [participle, past], rolled in the aisles [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*|head=roll in the aisles}} roll in the aisles (third-person singular simple present rolls in the aisles, present participle rolling in the aisles, simple past and past participle rolled in the aisles)
  1. (idiomatic, of an audience) To laugh uproariously. Tags: idiomatic Synonyms: ROFL, die laughing, laugh one's head off, split one's sides, roll in the aisle
    Sense id: en-roll_in_the_aisles-en-verb-4a6edop~ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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