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to hide someone's excitement

to hide someone's excitement

5.0
To try not to show that you are very happy in front of other people
  • phrasal verb
translation icon : ocultar la emoción
  • They tried to hide their excitement as the results were announced, but their smiles gave them away.

Examples

  • She couldn't hide her excitement when she saw the surprise party waiting for her.

  • Even though he had won the award, he managed to hide his excitement during the ceremony.

  • Don't hide her excitement!

  • Why does Michael hide his excitement during meetings?

  • Even though he had won the award, he managed to hide his excitement during the ceremony.

  • They tried to hide their excitement as the results were announced, but their smiles gave them away.

  • She couldn't hide her excitement when she saw the surprise party waiting for her.

Synonyms

to suppress
vsto hide someone's excitement
88 5.8

To hold back feelings or reactions

is about preventing others from noticing enthusiasm rather than merely internal control
to smother
vsto hide someone's excitement
39 6.0

To stop a feeling or sound from being shown

is focused on deliberately preventing others from noticing joy or enthusiasm
to keep back
vsto hide someone's excitement
4 5.1

Stop yourself from showing an emotion like tears or laughter

is specifically about deliberately stopping others noticing joy or enthusiasm
to dissimulate
vsto hide someone's excitement
1 9.5

To hide your true feelings or plans with a false expression

is about keeping joy unseen without a false outward appearance
to sheathe emotions
vsto hide someone's excitement
  • Informal
7.9

To hide your feelings so others cannot see them

is limited to deliberately concealing joy or enthusiasm specifically
to becloak one's feelings
vsto hide someone's excitement
  • Archaic
9.9

To hide your feelings so other people cannot see them

is limited to deliberately preventing others noticing joy or enthusiasm
to laugh in one's sleeve
vsto hide someone's excitement
  • Offensive
9.5

Feel secretly pleased and make fun of someone without showing it

is about keeping joy or eagerness unseen without a mocking tone
to recloak oneself
vsto hide someone's excitement
  • Literature
9.9

To hide your feelings or change your look again after briefly showing them

is about preventing others noticing enthusiasm rather than concealing again after a reveal
to bridle enthusiasm
vsto hide someone's excitement
7.4

Hold back your excitement so you do not seem too eager

is about preventing others noticing eagerness rather than simply moderating it

Antonyms

to express
∞ 2.3

To show ideas and feelings by words or actions

How Visible

display
196 2.2
to downplay
59 5.3
to hide someone's excitement
5.0
to stifle
49 5.3
to bottle up
24 5.6

Surface Forms

hide someone's excitement infinitive
hiding someone's excitement present participle
hides someone's excitement third person singular
hid someone's excitement past
hid someone's excitement past participle

Morphology

hide + someone's + excitement

The meaning is directly compositional: 'hide' (to put out of sight) applied to 'someone's excitement' clearly yields 'conceal one's feelings of joy or enthusiasm.' This verb + noun combination follows a common, cross-linguistically familiar pattern, so a B1 learner who knows the words would readily infer the MWE meaning.

Etymology

Hide someone's excitement comes from the simple image of someone trying to hide their excitement by covering a smile, holding back a cheer, or keeping a straight face. That's why it means 'to stop others from noticing one's feelings of joy or enthusiasm'.