laugh up one's sleeve

English

Alternative forms

(US, Canada, idiomatic) laugh in one's sleeve

Pronunciation

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Verb

laugh up one's sleeve

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

Translations

laugh secretly or to oneself

German: sich ins Fäustchen lachen (de)
Italian: ridere sotto i baffi

Volapük: lusmilön kläno

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