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Definition 2025

laugh_up_one's_sleeve

laugh up one's sleeve

English

Alternative forms

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

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