Laughter Is A Substance

Source Domain
substance

Target Domain
laughter

Potential Laughter Is A Substance Inside The Person

- 1 You can't get a single joke out of him.

- 2 He's full of laughs.

- 3 She let out a big laugh.

Potential Laughter That Is Not Expressed Builds Pressure Inside The Person

- 1 I cannot hold my laughter for much longer.

- 2 It's hard not to laugh but try to keep it in.

Laughter May Burst Forth From The Person

- 1 The audience was bursting with laughter.

- 2 He was ripping with laughter.

- 3 He exploded with laughter.

- 4 He busted a gut laughing.

- 5 He had a hemorrhage over that one.

- 6 I split my sides laughing.

- 7 She had me in stiches.be motivated by the fact that hard laughter makes that area shake,and may even cause pain.

Laughter Is A Substance That Comes From The Laugher

- 1 Laughter filled the room.

- 2 The giggling was quite widespread in the classroom.

- 3 Laughter is contagious.

This metaphor shares many of the same elements as the metaphors for anger. It is possible that they may be generalized.

Joe Niem (185), Hana Filip, AG

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