“Laugh one's head off”in other languages
Laugh very hard.
English
French
Portuguese
EnglishFrenchPortugueseSame idea, different pictures
English and Portuguese exaggerate the damage: the head comes off, or you die laughing, morrer de rir. French laughs like a whale, rire comme une baleine, mouth wide open.
French also has a cruder one: pisser dans sa culotte, to wet your pants laughing.
More sayings in other languages
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- Left high and dry
- Let the cat out of the bag
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- Like a bat out of hell
- Like a bear with a sore head
- Like two peas in a pod
- Look before you leap
- Look out for number one