Evening Standard 14.7.17

[cracker222]

3 we can't get. First is 31a Totally lose your composure when they praise you (5,2) ????K ?P

[mallyh]

crack up?

[Helewel]

Crack up?

[dannyk13]

Crack -up (double meaning)

[cracker222]

But why?

[cracker222]

I don't get the "when they praise you" bit...

[mallyh]

it means to praise and go to pieces

[dannyk13]

Crack up - definition of crack up by The Free Dictionaryhttp://www.thefreedictionary.com/crack+upcrack up Informal. 1. To praise highly: He was simply not the genius he was cracked up to be.

[cracker222]

Thanks. Yes, I've heard of that. Darn