laugh off
[verb]
Synonyms: disregard, brush aside, dismiss, ignore, minimize, pooh-pooh, shrug off

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laugh something ↔ off phrasal verb (see also laugh)
to pretend that something is less serious than it really is by laughing or joking about it:
Knox laughed off rumors that he would be running for mayor.

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laugh off
laugh off (something)
to act as if something is not important to you.
It's not easy to laugh off an insult.

She criticizes his work constantly but he doesn't get angry, he just laughs it off.

[TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲

laugh off something
laugh off (something)
to act as if something is not important to you.
It's not easy to laugh off an insult.

She criticizes his work constantly but he doesn't get angry, he just laughs it off.

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laugh off
to not take something seriously
The man laughed off the attempt by his boss to make him come to work on time.

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laugh off something
to not take something seriously
The man laughed off the attempt by his boss to make him come to work on time.

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laugh off
v. To dismiss with a laugh as not important or not serious; not take seriously.
He had a bad fall while ice skating but he laughed it off.
You can't laugh off a ticket for speeding.
Compare: MAKE LIGHT OF.

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