crack up

• Фразовый глагол, используемый для обозначения взрыва смеха или того, что кто-то рассмешил, или для обозначения психического или эмоционального срыва.

A phrasal verb used to indicate bursting into laughter or causing someone to laugh, or to suffer a mental or emotional breakdown.

uncountable · transitive and intransitive · phrasal, separable

1. Laugh uncontrollablyinformal

   To suddenly start laughing very hard, often in a situation where it is inappropriate.

   Рассмеяться

   • His joke made everyone crack up.
   • She cracked up during the serious meeting.
   • The comedian's performance caused the audience to crack up.

   Synonymsbreak up

2. Suffer a mental breakdowninformal

   To become emotionally or mentally unstable due to stress or pressure.

   Сломаться

   • He cracked up under the pressure of his job.
   • After months of overwork, she finally cracked up.
   • The constant criticism caused him to crack up.

   Synonymsbreak downfall apartgo to pieceslose itsnap

3. Praise excessivelyinformalbritish

   To speak very highly of someone or something, often in an exaggerated way.

   Расхваливать

   • The critics cracked up the new movie as a masterpiece.
   • She cracked up her friend's cooking as the best she ever had.
   • He cracked up the new employee's skills to the manager.

   Synonymsacclaimeulogizeextolhypelaudoverpraisepuff

   Antonymsbelittlecriticizedenigratedeprecatedisparage

Base verbcrack