crack up

verb

1. intr to break into pieces
2. informal.
   intr to undergo a physical or mental breakdown
3. informal.
   tr to present or report, esp in glowing terms

   it's not all it's cracked up to be

4. informal.
   to laugh or cause to laugh uproariously or uncontrollably

noun

1. informal.
   a physical or mental breakdown

Example Sentences

The painting, begun in 1503, is everything it’s cracked up to be.

From Los Angeles Times

Liberals laughing about the continued destruction of Palestine under Trump or cracking up at the thought of Trump voters with family members potentially deported have caved to the dark side.

From Salon

“I walked into his room basically just wearing a thong,” he said, cracking up at the memory.

From New York Times

“Chosen One post-traumatic stress disorder. It’s kinda hard to get over someone wanting you dead because of a prophecy. Being the Chosen One is not what it’s cracked up to be.”

From Literature

Miller had audience members in the room cracking up at her jokes about beauty, her Botox, sexism, ageism, and her adopted 3-year-old daughter.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• crash
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