laugh in one's sleeve

English

Alternative forms

(Britain, Canada, idiomatic) laugh up one's sleeve

Verb

laugh in one's sleeve

(US, Canada, idiomatic) To laugh secretly or to oneself.

Translations

laugh secretly or to oneself

Chinese:
Cantonese: 偷笑 (tau¹ siu³)

Mandarin: 偷笑 (zh) (tōuxiào)

French: rire dans sa barbe (fr), rire sous cape (fr)
German: sich ins Fäustchen lachen (de)
Volapük: lusmilön kläno

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