be in stitches
Example Sentences
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Ask a woman or girl how she hemstitches a handkerchief, or a boy how he swims or throws a curve, and note the involved and inaccurate accounts.
From Public Speaking by Stratton, Clarence
The well-brought-up young lady diligently prepares for marriage; makes doilies, and hemstitches linen; gets her blue trunk ready and—waits.
From In Times Like These by McClung, Nellie L.
