beard

See:

LAUNCH UP ONE'S SLEEVE or

LAUGH IN ONE'S SLEEVE or

LAUGH IN ONE'S BEARD.

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Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms

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laugh up one's sleeve

[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 […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

laugh in one's beard

[laugh in one's beard] See: [LAUGH UP ONE'S SLEEVE]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

sleeve

[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 SLEEVE] or [IN ONE'S SLEEVE], [WEAR ONE'S HEART ON […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

up one's sleeve

[up one's sleeve] or [in one's sleeve] {adv. phr.} 1. Hidden in the sleeve of one's shirt or coat and ready for secret or wrongful use. * /The crooked gambler […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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