laugh in (one's) sleeve



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laugh in (one's) sleeve

To rejoice or be amused secretly and/or contemptuously, as at another's mistakes or misfortunes. Though feigning sympathy, my colleagues are all laughing in their sleeves at me for being stood up at the altar by my fiancée. I know it's mean-spirited, but I can't help but laugh in my sleeve when I see someone slip on the icy streets.
See also: laugh, sleeve

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Pocahontas-History, Native American, Algonquin
&Aelig;&Eth;Elric-Anglo-Saxon
ArsÈNe-French
HepsieHEP-seeEnglish (Rare)
Bethania-Spanish, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
Yishai-Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew