in hysterics

English

Prepositional phrase

in hysterics

1. (informal) laughing or celebrating very hard and unable to stop.

   Synonym: in stitches

   • 2024 August 29, Alex Mills, “Larne headed for Conference League group stages as Andy Ryan hat-trick secures historic Play-Off joy”, in Belfast Telegraph‎^[1]:

     Ryan had the place in hysterics by converting two spot kicks before the interval and he then produced the coup de grace with seven minutes left. The only sour note for Larne was the dismissal of Chris Gallagher, with 30 minutes left.

References

• “in hysterics” in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, Longman.
• “in hysterics” (US) / “in hysterics” (UK) in Macmillan English Dictionary.
• “in hysterics”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.