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laugh in one's beard

See: LAUGH UP ONE'S SLEEVE.

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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

beard

[beard] See: [LAUNCH UP ONE'S SLEEVE] or [LAUGH IN ONE'S SLEEVE] or [LAUGH IN ONE'S BEARD]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

laugh off

[laugh off] {v.} To dismiss with a laugh as not important or not serious; not take seriously. * /He had a bad fall while ice skating but he laughed it […] 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

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