- be laughing up your sleeve
- be laughing up (your) sleeve
to laugh at someone secretly, often in an unkind way.
He persuaded people to believe in him and all the time he was laughing up his sleeve at them.
(often + at)
New idioms dictionary. 2014.
be laughing up your sleeve
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laugh up your sleeve — phrase to be secretly happy, especially because someone who you do not want to succeed has failed or made a mistake Thesaurus: to be, or to become happy or happiersynonym Main entry: laugh * * * laugh up your sleeve : to be secretly happy about… … Useful english dictionary
laugh up your sleeve — laugh secretly at someone, behind your back He tried to please her, unaware she was laughing up her sleeve … English idioms
be laughing up sleeve — be laughing up (your) sleeve to laugh at someone secretly, often in an unkind way. He persuaded people to believe in him and all the time he was laughing up his sleeve at them. (often + at) … New idioms dictionary
laugh up one's sleeve — or[laugh in one s sleeve] or[laugh in one s beard] To be amused but not show it; hide your laughter. * /He was laughing up his sleeve when Joe answered the phone because he knew the call would he a joke./ … Dictionary of American idioms
laugh up one's sleeve — or[laugh in one s sleeve] or[laugh in one s beard] To be amused but not show it; hide your laughter. * /He was laughing up his sleeve when Joe answered the phone because he knew the call would he a joke./ … Dictionary of American idioms
laugh\ in\ one's\ sleeve — • laugh up one s sleeve • laugh in one s sleeve • laugh in one s beard To be amused but not show it; hide your laughter. He was laughing up his sleeve when Joe answered the phone because he knew the call would be a joke … Словарь американских идиом
laugh\ up\ one's\ sleeve — • laugh up one s sleeve • laugh in one s sleeve • laugh in one s beard To be amused but not show it; hide your laughter. He was laughing up his sleeve when Joe answered the phone because he knew the call would be a joke … Словарь американских идиом
laugh up one's sleeve — If you laugh up your sleeve, you are secretly amused at another person s problems or difficulties. Tom felt that his demonstration was confusing and that his colleague was laughing up his sleeve … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
laugh — laugh1 W2S2 [la:f US læf] v [: Old English; Origin: hliehhan] 1.) to make sounds with your voice, usually while you are smiling, because you think something is funny ▪ Maria looked at him and laughed. laugh at/about ▪ I didn t know what I was… … Dictionary of contemporary English
laugh — 1 verb 1 MAKE SOUND (I) to make the sounds and movements of the face that people make when they think something is funny: Jonathan kept pulling funny faces at me, and I couldn t stop laughing. (+ at/about): I couldn t understand why they were all … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
