laugh\ in\ one's\ beard

laugh\ in\ one's\ beard
• laugh up one's sleeve
• laugh in one's sleeve
• laugh in one's beard
To be amused but not show it; hide your laughter.

He was laughing up his sleeve when Joe answered the phone because he knew the call would be a joke.


Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". . 1997.

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  • laugh in one's beard — See: LAUGH UP ONE S SLEEVE …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • laugh in one's beard — See: LAUGH UP ONE S SLEEVE …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • laugh in one's beard — phrasal see laugh in one s sleeve …   Useful english dictionary

  • laugh in one's beard — giggle, grin, laugh quietly …   English contemporary dictionary

  • laugh up one's sleeve — or[laugh in one s sleeve] or[laugh in one s beard] To be amused but not show it; hide your laughter. * /He was laughing up his sleeve when Joe answered the phone because he knew the call would he a joke./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • laugh up one's sleeve — or[laugh in one s sleeve] or[laugh in one s beard] To be amused but not show it; hide your laughter. * /He was laughing up his sleeve when Joe answered the phone because he knew the call would he a joke./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • laugh\ in\ one's\ sleeve — • laugh up one s sleeve • laugh in one s sleeve • laugh in one s beard To be amused but not show it; hide your laughter. He was laughing up his sleeve when Joe answered the phone because he knew the call would be a joke …   Словарь американских идиом

  • laugh\ up\ one's\ sleeve — • laugh up one s sleeve • laugh in one s sleeve • laugh in one s beard To be amused but not show it; hide your laughter. He was laughing up his sleeve when Joe answered the phone because he knew the call would be a joke …   Словарь американских идиом

  • laugh in one's sleeve — phrasal or laugh up one s sleeve also laugh in one s beard : to become inwardly elated : congratulate oneself secretly (as on having successfully played a trick on someone) …   Useful english dictionary

  • beard — See: laugh up one s sleeve or laugh in one s sleeve or laugh in one s beard …   Словарь американских идиом

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