sleeve in English
- sleeve⇄expr. laugh in (or up) one's sleeve, to be amused but not show it; laugh inwardly.
Ex. His shrewd nephew was laughing at him in his sleeve (Henry Kingsley). - sleeve⇄expr. roll up one's sleeves, to get down to work; begin a task or job.
Ex. Citizens of Wells collectively rolled up their sleeves to raise $43,000 for a modern, well-equipped clinic (Wall Street Journal). - sleeve⇄expr. up one's sleeve, in reserve; ready for use when needed.
Ex. Barrett had considerably more up his sleeve than the three lengths with which he finished (London Daily News). - sleeve⇄expr. wear on one's sleeve, to show openly or publicly.
Ex. He does not wear competitive intensity on his sleeve (London Times). McCarthy [was] scornful of feelings worn on the sleeve (Harper's). - sleeve⇄noun 1. the part of a garment that covers the arm or the upper part of the arm.
Ex. The sleeves of his coat were too long and hung down over his hands. The scooped neckline blouse has a soft bow and short sleeves (New Yorker).
2. a tube into - sleeve⇄sleeve, noun, verb, sleeved,sleeving.
- sleeve⇄v.t. 1. to fix, fasten, or couple by means of a sleeve or tube.
2. to provide (a garment) with sleeves; fashion.
Ex. the drifting peignoir sleeved with puffs, steeped in lace (New Yorker). - sleeve⇄wind sock orsleeve,
a cone-shaped sleeve mounted on a pole or the like, showing the direction of the wind; wind cone.