Laugh Up Your Sleeve Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms - What does Laugh Up Your Sleeve Idiom mean?

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Laugh up your sleeve What does Laugh up your sleeve mean?	If you laugh up your sleeve, you laugh at someone secretly.
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bounce What does "bounce" mean?	throw someone out (usually from a bar or similar establishment)

go/turn beet-red What does "go/turn beet-red" mean?	to become red in the face because you are embarrassed	The girl turned beet-red when her friend asked her about her boyfriend.
have one's nose in the air What does "have one's nose in the air" mean?	to be conceited or aloof	The girl has had her nose in the air ever since she won the speech contest.
get off What does "get off" mean?	derive pleasure (from doing something)
carry through with (something) What does "carry through with (something)" mean?	to put something into action, to do something	The steel company carried through with their plan to restructure operations.
go in one ear and out the other What does "go in one ear and out the other" mean?	to hear something but then quickly forget it	Everything that the teacher says goes in one ear and out the other for my friend.
go by the book What does "go by the book" mean?	to follow the rules exactly	The court clerks always go by the book when they are dealing with court matters.
in the hands of (someone) What does "in the hands of (someone)" mean?	a person or organization has control over something and decides what will happen	The court decision is now in the hands of the jury.
get nowhere fast What does "get nowhere fast" mean?	to make no progress	We are getting nowhere fast in our effort to convince our boss to give us a holiday.
have one's hand in the till What does "have one's hand in the till" mean?	to be stealing money from a company or an organization	The clerk had her hand in the till so we decided to fire her.
fall into a trap What does "fall into a trap" mean?	to become caught in someone's scheme	The criminals fell into a trap that the police had prepared for them.

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Laugh Up Your Sleeve Idiom