Multiple choice

Directions: Choose the word from the options that correctly defines the meaning to the given idiom / phrase.

Laugh up one's sleeve

  1. To amuse

  2. To make others laugh

  3. To laugh secretly

  4. To laugh in public
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C Correct answer
Explanation

'Laugh up one's sleeve' means to laugh secretly or quietly, often at someone else's expense or while hiding one's amusement. The idiom suggests suppressed, concealed laughter rather than public or open amusement. It implies laughing discreetly, possibly while pretending to be serious.

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