How to Pronounce "laugh in your sleeve"
expression
LAF in yor SLEEV
LAAF in YAW SLEEV
Definition
To secretly find something funny, especially at someone else's expense, while hiding your amusement from others.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈɫæf/ /ˈɪn/, /ɪn/ /ˈjɔɹ/, /ˈjʊɹ/ /ˈsɫiv
British English
lˈɑːf/ /ˈɪn/ /jˈɔː/ /slˈiːv
Simplified Pronunciation
US
LAF in yor SLEEV
UK
LAAF in YAW SLEEV
Listen in Context
Sometimes, people laugh in their sleeve when someone makes a mistake.
He didn't show it, but he was laughing in his sleeve at her idea.
When the teacher slipped, the students laughed in their sleeve so she wouldn't notice.
You could see John laughing in his sleeve during the awkward meeting.