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
Thaleia-Greek Mythology
Stanislavastah-nee-SLAH-vah (Russian)Czech, Slovak, Bulgarian, Serbian, Croatian, Slovene, Russian, Medieval Slavic
MacyMAY-seeEnglish
Emmie
Beard[biəd]
Pyong-Hobyung-hoKorean