Смысл: laughter

laughter[ʹlɑ:ftə]
n
<Í> смех, хохот
Homeric laughter - гомерический хохот
peals of laughter - взрывы смеха; раскатистый смех
to burst into laughter - расхохотаться
to roar with laughter - хохотать, покатываться со смеху
to rock /to be convulsed/ with laughter - покатываться со смеху

laughter Идиома

split one's sides with laughter

Idiom(s): split one's sides (with laughter)

Theme: LAUGHTER

to laugh so hard that one's sides almost split. (Always an exaggeration.)
• The members of the audience almost split their sides with laughter.
• When I heard what happened to Patricia, I almost split my sides.

like lambs to the slaughter

Idiom(s): like lambs to the slaughter

Theme: DOOM

quietly and without seeming to realize or complain about the likely difficulties or dangers of a situation.
• Young men fighting in World War I simply went like lambs to the slaughter.
• Our team went on the football field like lambs to the slaughter to meet the league-leaders.

Laughter is the best medicine

Laughing is often helpful for healing, especially emotional healing.

canned laughter|can|canned|laughter

n., informal The sounds of laughter heard on certain television programs that were obviously not recorded in front of a live audience and are played for the benefit of the audience from a stereo track to underscore the funny points. "How can there be an audience in this show when it is taking place in the jungle? Why, it's canned laughter you're hearing."

canned laughter

canned laughter
Also, canned music. Prerecorded sound effects that can be played repeatedly, as in That canned laughter doesn't make his jokes any funnier, or Canned music is greatly reducing the number of musical jobs available. O. Henry had the term in his story, Cabbages and Kings (1903): “We'll export canned music to the Latins.” Canned laughter today is often used in broadcasting to simulate the reaction of a nonexistent live audience. [c. 1900]

like a lamb to the slaughter

like a lamb to the slaughter
Also, as lambs to the slaughter. Innocently and helplessly, without realizing the danger. For example, She agreed to appeal to the board, little knowing she would go like a lamb to the slaughter. This expression appears in several biblical books (Isaiah, Jeremiah), and the simile itself was used by Chaucer.

shake with laughter

shake with laughter
Convulse with the humor of something, as in When asked if he was planning to give away the bride, he shook with laughter at the very thought. [Early 1700s]

slaughter

slaughter
see like a lamb to the slaughter.