Tell me about the last time you laughed so hard you couldn't stop.

A natural way to answer

It was at a family dinner recently. My dad tried to tell a joke and got the ending completely wrong, and somehow that was funnier than the joke itself. We all cracked up and couldn't pull ourselves together for ages.

Key phrases to use

• lost it — to suddenly start laughing helplessly (or lose emotional control)“When he slipped on the banana skin, we all lost it.”
• in stitches — laughing so hard that it almost hurts“His jokes had us in stitches all night.”
• cracked up — to suddenly burst into laughter“I cracked up when I saw his face.”
• burst out laughing — to suddenly start laughing loudly without being able to help it“I burst out laughing in the middle of the meeting.”