LAUGH UP YOUR SLEEVE

Meaning of LAUGH UP YOUR SLEEVE in English

laugh secretly at someone

He tried to please her, unaware she was laughing up her sleeve.

Wayne Magnuson. English idioms vocabulary. Словарь английских идиом. 2012

LAUGH UP YOUR SLEEVE — laugh secretly at someone, behind your back He tried to please her, unaware she was laughing up her sleeve.
English Idioms vocab
YOUR
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
UP
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
YOUR — I. Etymology: Middle English, from Old English ēower (used as gen. of gē you); akin to Old High German iuwēr …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
UP — I. (|)əp adverb Etymology: partly from Middle English up upward, from Old English ūp; partly from Middle English uppe on …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SLEEVE — I. ˈslēv noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English slefe, sleve, from Old English slīefe; akin to …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
LAUGH — I. ˈlaf, -aa(ə)-, -ai-, -ȧ-, -ä- verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: Middle English laughen, from Old English hliehhan, hlehhan, hlæhan; …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
YOUR — /yoor, yawr, yohr/ ; unstressed /yeuhr/ , pron. 1. (a form of the possessive case of you used as an …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
UP
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SLEEVE — — sleevelike , adj. /sleev/ , n. , v. , sleeved, sleeving . n. 1. the part of a garment …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
LAUGH — /laf, lahf/ , v.i. 1. to express mirth, pleasure, derision, or nervousness with an audible, vocal expulsion of air from …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
UP — I. ˈəp adverb Etymology: partly from Middle English up upward, from Old English ūp; partly from Middle English uppe on …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
LAUGH — I. ˈlaf, ˈläf verb Etymology: Middle English, from Old English hliehhan; akin to Old High German lachēn to laugh Date: …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
YOUR — adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Old English ēower; akin to Old English ēow you — more at you Date: before …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
UP — prep upon. 2. up ·adv aside, so as not to be in use; as, to lay up riches; put up …
Webster English vocab
SLEEVE — noun a narrow channel of water. 2. sleeve ·noun ·see sleave, untwisted thread. 3. sleeve ·noun a long bushing or …
Webster English vocab
LAUGH
Webster English vocab
SLEEVE — [sleeve] n [ME sleve, fr. OE sliefe; perh. akin to OE slefan to slip (clothes) on, slupan to slip, OHG …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
LAUGH — [laugh] vb [ME, fr. OE hliehhan; akin to OHG lachen to laugh] vi (bef. 12c) 1 a: to show mirth, …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
YOUR — / jɔː(r); NAmE jʊr weak form jə(r)/ determiner (the possessive form of you ) 1. of or belonging to the …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
UP — / ʌp; NAmE / adverb , preposition , adjective , verb , noun ■ adverb HELP NOTE : For the …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
LAUGH
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
YOUR — your S1 W1 /jə; strong jɔː $ jər strong jɔːr/ BrE AmE determiner [possessive form of ‘you’] [ Language: Old …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
UP — I. up 1 S1 W1 /ʌp/ BrE AmE adverb , preposition , adjective 1 . TO A HIGHER POSITION towards …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SLEEVE — sleeve /sliːv/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Language: Old English ; Origin: sliefe ] 1 . the part of a …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
LAUGH
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
UP — adv., prep., adj., n., & v. --adv. 1 at, in, or towards a higher place or position (jumped up in …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SLEEVE
Английский основной разговорный словарь
LAUGH — v. & n. --v. 1 intr. make the spontaneous sounds and movements usual in expressing lively amusement, scorn, derision, etc. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
UP — adv., prep., adj., n., & v. adv. 1 at, in, or towards a higher place or position (jumped up in …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SLEEVE
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
LAUGH — v. & n. v. 1 intr. make the spontaneous sounds and movements usual in expressing lively amusement, scorn, derision, etc. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SLEEVE
Oxford English vocab
LAUGH — v. & n. --v. 1. intr. make the spontaneous sounds and movements usual in expressing lively amusement, scorn, derision, etc. …
Oxford English vocab
UP — I. PREPOSITION, ADVERB, AND ADJECTIVE USES The preposition is pronounced /ʌp/. The adverb and adjective are pronounced /ʌp/. Frequency: The …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
YOUR — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: 'Your' is the second person possessive …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SLEEVE — ( sleeves) 1. The sleeves of a coat, shirt, or other item of clothing are the parts that cover your …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
LAUGH — ( laughs, laughing, laughed) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. When you …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SLEEVE — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a coat sleeve ▪ The small boy was pulling at his mother's coat sleeve. COLLOCATIONS …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
LAUGH
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
YOUR — [determiner]Your means of or belonging to people generally.Garlic is good for your blood.Of course you want the best for your …
Cambridge English vocab
SLEEVE — (PROTECTIVE COVER) [noun] [C] [esp. UK] - a protective cover(UK) Can you put the record back in its sleeve (US …
Cambridge English vocab
LAUGH — [noun] [C]She let out a small laugh when she heard the noise."That's wonderful," Mitch said with a laugh (in his …
Cambridge English vocab
UP — Synonyms and related words : above, abovestairs, access, accession, accretion, accrual, accruement, accumulation, add to, addition, advance, against, aggrandize, aggrandizement, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
LAUGH — Synonyms and related words : Homeric laughter, be in heaven, be in stitches, be pleased, beam, belittle, belly laugh, blue …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
SLEEVE — See: CARD UP ONE'S SLEEVE, LAUGH UP ONE'S SLEEVE or LAUGH IN ONE'S SLEEVE, ROLL UP ONE'S SLEEVES, UP ONE'S …
Slang English vocab
SLEEVE — noun 1 piece of clothing that covers arm ADJECTIVE ▪ long , short ▪ left , right ▪ full , …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
LAUGH
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
UP — INDEX: 1. moving up to a higher place 2. looking, facing, or pointing upwards 3. to move upwards through the …
Longman Activator English vocab
LAUGH — INDEX: 1. to laugh because something is funny 2. to laugh in a cruel or nasty way 3. to laugh …
Longman Activator English vocab
LAUGH — See ↑ LAUGH 1 ◆◆◆ • ↑ be a good laugh • ↑ be a laugh • ↑ can laugh …
Longman Activator English vocab
LAUGH — n. 25B6; verb he started to laugh excitedly : CHUCKLE, chortle, guffaw, giggle, titter, snigger, snicker, tee-hee, burst out laughing, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
SLEEVE — See: CARD UP ONE'S SLEEVE, LAUGH UP ONE'S SLEEVE or LAUGH IN ONE'S SLEEVE, ROLL UP ONE'S SLEEVES, UP ONE'S …
Словарь английских идиом
SLEEVE — A cylindrical insert. See liner , cylinder sleeve , dry liner , dry sleeve , and wet sleeve .
English Dictionary of Automotive Terms
UP — 1. нареч. 1) вверх по, по направлению к 2) вдоль по; вглубь 3) против (течения, ветра и т. п.) 4) …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
SLEEVE — сущ. 1) рукав to turn/roll up one's sleeves ≈ засучить рукава; перен. приготовиться к борьбе, к работе 2) тех. втулка, …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
LAUGH — 1. сущ. 1) смех, хохот to do smth. for a laugh (for laughs) ≈ делать что-л. ради смеха on the …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
YOUR — your.ogg jɔ: (полная форма); jə (редуцированная форма) poss pron ( употр. тк. атрибутивно; ср. yours) I ( при обращении к …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
UP — 1. ʌp n 1. поезд, автобус и т. п. , идущий в большой город, в столицу или на север 2. …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
SLEEVE — sleeve.ogg 1. sli:v n 1. рукав to turn /to roll/ up one's sleeves - засучить рукава sleeve insignia - воен. …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
LAUGH — laugh.ogg 1. lɑ:f n 1. смех on the laugh - смеясь, продолжая смеяться, со смехом to give a laugh - …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
SLEEVE
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
SLEEVE
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
SLEEVE — 1) втулка 2) машиностр. гармошка 3) гильза 4) манжета коллектора 5) муфта соединительная 6) ниппель 7) рукав 8) рукавной 9) сгон • roll changing sleeve — муфта для смены валков twisted …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь

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