laugh up your sleeve

US /læf ʌp jʊər sliːv/
UK /læf ʌp jʊər sliːv/
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こっそり笑う, 密かに笑う

to be secretly amused about something, often at someone else's expense

:
She tried to keep a straight face, but I could tell she was laughing up her sleeve.
彼女は真顔を保とうとしたが、こっそり笑っているのがわかった。
The politician pretended to be concerned, but everyone knew he was laughing up his sleeve at the public's gullibility.
その政治家は心配しているふりをしたものの、誰もが彼が国民の騙されやすさにこっそり笑っていることを知っていた。