They made each other laugh until their sides hurt.

Meaning: This means they made each other so happy that they felt pain in their sides from laughing.

Choice of Words: Made means to create or produce something. Laugh is the sound you make when you are happy or amused. Sides are the parts of the body that are between the waist and the hips. Hurt means to cause pain or discomfort.

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They tickled each other until they couldn't breathe.

Meaning: This sentence means that the people were tickling each other so much that they couldn't breathe from laughing.

Choice of Words: **They** refers to the people involved in the action. **Tickled** means to touch someone lightly in a way that makes them laugh. **Each other** means that they were both tickling each other. **Couldn't breathe** means that they were laughing so hard that they couldn't get enough air.

They joked around until they cried.

Meaning: This sentence means that the people were joking around so much that they started to cry from laughing.

Choice of Words: **They** refers to the people involved in the action. **Joked around** means to tell jokes or be funny. **Until** means that the joking continued for a long time. **They cried** means that they laughed so hard that they started to cry.

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