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crack up

Meaning:

1. to have a wreck

Example:

*) The plane cracked up and killed two of the passengers.

*) Whose car cracked up on the expressway?

Meaning:

2. to break out in laughter

Example:

*) The whole audience cracked up.

*) I knew I would crack up during the love scene.

Meaning:

3. (slang) to have a mental or emotional breakdown

Example:

*) The poor guy cracked up. It was too much for him.

*) You would crack up, too, if you had been through all he went through.

Meaning:

4. an accident; a wreck (usually crack-up)

Example:

*) There was a terrible crack-up on the expressway.

*) There were four cars in the crack-up.

Meaning:
5. To Praise highly
Example:
*) He was simply not the genius he was cracked up to be.

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‘crack up’

Arti:

Hancur, tertawa terbahak-bahak, (slang) masalah/terganggu mental/kejiwaan/emosi, kecelakaan (biasanya ditulis menyambung dengan tanda strip: crack-up), memuji seseorang dengan tinggi

Contoh:

1. Pesawat itu hancur (mengalami kecelakaan) dan menewaskan dua penumpangnya.

2. Mobil siapa yang hancur di jalan tol tersebut?

3. Para penonton tertawa terbahak-bahak

4. Aku tahu aku akan tertawa terbahak-bahak waktu adegan percintaan.

5. Pria miskin itu terganggu mentalnya. Masalah itu terlalu berat buatnya.

6. Engkau juga pasti akan mengalami gangguan mental jika mengalami apa yang dialaminya.

7. Ada kecelakaan yang mengerikan di jalan tol.

8. Ada 4 mobil naas dalam kecelakaan tersebut.

9. Ternyata dia bukan seorang jenius seperti yang biasa dipuji-pujikan terhadapnya.