Crack someone up

Idiom / PhraseSSC PYQ × 4
Meaning

To make someone laugh

हिंदी अर्थ

हँसा-हँसाकर लोटपोट कर देना

Example sentences

That example cracked the whole room up.

To crack someone up is a gift and not a plan.

Daily use: Iska matlab khoob hansana.

इन Exams में पूछा गयाAsked in
SSC CPO Pre 2023
Memory trick · Prashant Sir

हम joke crack करते हैं। Joke इतना ज़बरदस्त कि सुनने वाला हँसते-हँसते टूट जाए — 'हँसते-हँसते लोटपोट हो गए'। Crack someone up यानी किसी को ख़ूब हँसाना।

We 'crack' a joke. A joke so good that the listener almost cracks with laughter, as in the Hindi 'hanste-hanste lotpot ho gaye' (rolling with laughter). To crack someone up is to make them laugh a lot.

Exam note

Answer है किसी को हँसाना; mirth और droll related हैं, bore opposite trap है। ध्यान दीजिए, अकेला crack up का मतलब pressure में टूट जाना भी हो सकता है।

The answer is 'to make someone laugh'; mirth and droll are related, and 'bore' is the opposite trap. Note that 'crack up' on its own can also mean to break down under pressure.

SSC में कहाँ पूछा गयाWhere SSC asked it

Vocab Sanjeevani में देखेंSee it in Vocab Sanjeevani →