hide amusement
Frequency: 7.29.8 per million words
to keep one's feeling of amusement from being seen
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Examples (10)
- He bit his lip, trying to hide his amusement at the ridiculous excuse.
- She turned away to hide her amusement when her colleague's chair squeaked loudly.
- The lawyer struggled to hide his amusement as the witness gave a bizarre testimony.
- I could see you trying to hide your amusement during the entire presentation.
- Hiding her amusement proved difficult when the cat knocked over the vase.
- He put on a stern face, but a twinkle in his eye showed he couldn't completely hide his amusement.
- She had to cover her mouth with her hand to hide her amusement at his silly dance.
- It's impossible for me to hide my amusement whenever he tells that old joke.
- Despite the serious occasion, many people were finding it hard to hide their amusement.
- The teacher did a poor job of hiding her amusement at the child's imaginative story.