The mayor's critics were laughing up their sleeves when news of the scandal…
2016
The mayor's critics were laughing up their sleeves when news of the scandal was first reported.
Answer: C. secretly amused — To laugh up one's sleeve means to be secretly amused, especially at someone else's trouble or embarrassment.
- A.
laughing loudly
- B.
making a mockery of
- C.
secretly amused
- D.
out of control
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Correct answer: C
To laugh up one's sleeve means to be secretly amused, especially at someone else's trouble or embarrassment.
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