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Korean idiom hold one’s sides laughing

Idioms linked to “허리01” · Linked dictionary word

허리를 쥐고 웃다

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  • 허리를 쥐고 웃다

English rendering hold one’s sides laughing Literal translation: “laugh clutching the waist”

Meaning 1

웃음을 참을 수 없어 고꾸라질 듯이 마구 웃다.

To laugh uncontrollably, as if about to topple over.

Dictionary example 1

아이들은 선생님의 농담에 허리를 쥐고 웃는다.

The children hold their sides laughing at the teacher’s joke.
동의어 허리를 잡다

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“허리를 쥐고 웃다” — hold one’s sides laughing: To laugh uncontrollably, as if about to topple over.
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