laugh up (one's) sleeve



laugh up (one's) sleeve

To try to hide that one is laughing at someone else. Ron may seem like a nice guy, but he laughs up his sleeve whenever he's around someone he dislikes. The popular kids laugh up their sleeves every time I walk by—it's so infuriating.
See also: laugh, sleeve, up

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Bakir-Bosnian
Yuri (1)YOO-ree (Russian)Russian, Ukrainian
Ib-Danish
ZoeZO-ee (English), DZO-e (Italian)English, Greek, Italian, Ancient Greek
Dagm&Aelig;R-Ancient Scandinavian
Simion-Romanian