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in bits

in bits prepositional phrase: in a state of extreme emotion, such as hilarity or rage.

Prepositional phrase

  1. (UK, slang) In a state of extreme emotion, such as hilarity or rage.
    • Rudi went flying up into the air and landed flat on his back - his ligaments nearly landed in Old Trafford. Well, their team was in bits! We were in bits! Even the ref couldn't stop laughing!2010, Eamonn O'Keefe, I Only Wanted to Play Football, page 40
    • By this time I was in bits. I was livid. I was half going to run up to them and have it out right there and then.2011, Brian Conaghan, The Boy Who Made it Rain, page 58

Examples of in bits in a sentence

  • By the time he reached us, for no reason I could fathom other than he was laughing and we were following, we were in bits.2013, Simon Dawson, Pigs in Clover:
  • I was in bits and I couldn't do anything.2015, Julie O'Toole, Heroin:

Questions about in bits

What does in bits mean?
In bits means in a state of extreme emotion, such as hilarity or rage.
How do you use in bits in a sentence?
By the time he reached us, for no reason I could fathom other than he was laughing and we were following, we were in bits.
What part of speech is in bits?
In bits is a prepositional phrase.

Words near in bits in the dictionary

  1. in benefit
  2. in berry
  3. in between
  4. in between jobs
  5. in between times
  6. in bits
  7. in black and white
  8. in blood
  9. in bloom
  10. in book
  11. in brief

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