be laughing up sleeve



be laughing up your sleeve

to laugh at someone secretly, often in an unkind way (often + at ) He persuaded people to believe in him and all the time he was laughing up his sleeve at them.
See also: laugh, sleeve, up

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Bethuelbə-THYOO-əl (English)Biblical
Marijana-Croatian, Serbian, Slovene, Macedonian
ZvjezdanaZVYEZ-dah-nahCroatian
Elton['eltən]
Siavash-Persian, Persian Mythology
Judocus-Dutch (Archaic), Ancient Celtic (Latinized)