“No, come on! I'm not laughing at you; I'm laughing with you.”

Your friend did something funny, so you started laughing. She's mad because she thinks that you're making fun of her. You didn't mean to make fun of her, so you say:

No, come on! I'm not laughing at you; I'm laughing with you.

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“I could barely keep a straight face.”

Your daughter made a big mistake on her science homework. It was a really funny mistake but you didn't want to make her feel bad by laughing at her, so you tried to control yourself. Later, you tell your husband about it. You say:

I could barely keep a straight face.

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