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 — ► laugh up one s sleeve be secretly or inwardly amused. Main Entry: ↑laugh … English terms dictionary
laugh up one's sleeve — phrasal see laugh in one s sleeve * * * laugh up one s sleeve or (rare) ● laugh * * * be secretly or inwardly amused … Useful english dictionary
laugh in one's sleeve — phrasal or laugh up one s sleeve also laugh in one s beard : to become inwardly elated : congratulate oneself secretly (as on having successfully played a trick on someone) … Useful english dictionary
laugh in one's sleeve — See: LAUGH UP ONE S SLEEVE … Dictionary of American idioms
laugh in one's sleeve — See: LAUGH UP ONE S SLEEVE … Dictionary of American idioms
To laugh up one's sleeve — Sleeve Sleeve, n. [OE. sleeve, sleve, AS. sl?fe, sl?fe; akin to sl?fan to put on, to clothe; cf. OD. sloove the turning up of anything, sloven to turn up one s sleeves, sleve a sleeve, G. schlaube a husk, pod.] 1. The part of a garment which… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
To laugh up one's sleeve — Laugh Laugh (l[aum]f), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Laughed} (l[aum]ft); p. pr. & vb. n. {Laughing}.] [OE. laughen, laghen, lauhen, AS. hlehhan, hlihhan, hlyhhan, hliehhan; akin to OS. hlahan, D. & G. lachen, OHG. hlahhan, lahhan, lahh[=e]n, Icel.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
