fall around
B2 informal inseparable intransitive
In simple words
To laugh so much you can't stay still.
Literal meaning: To fall in the area around oneself — picturing loss of physical control.
Meanings
1 B2
idiomatic
informal
To laugh so uncontrollably that your body moves or staggers around.
"The kids were falling around laughing at the clown's exaggerated expressions."
Grammar: inseparable
Usage notes
Chiefly British English. Very similar to 'fall about' and often used interchangeably. Less common than 'fall about'. Usually followed by 'laughing' or 'with laughter'.
Commonly used with
laughing with laughter giggling at the joke
Forms
Base
fall around
I/you/we/they
3rd person
falls around
he/she/it
Past simple
fell around
yesterday
Past participle
fallen around
have + pp
-ing form
falling around
continuous
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