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laugh off

VERB
  1. deal with a problem by laughing or pretending to be amused by it
    She laughs away all these problems

How To Use laugh off In A Sentence

  • Their natural disposition is to make light of the scars of battle - to laugh off the danger and play down the wounds. Times, Sunday Times
  • Their natural disposition is to make light of the scars of battle - to laugh off the danger and play down the wounds. Times, Sunday Times
  • It's easy to write off Dumont's dark view as cynical, even delusional and childish, and it's even easier to laugh off the film's emotional catharses in order to create a safe distance.
  • Some laugh off aggressive behaviour by other motorists while others swear or shout back. The Sun
  • She tried to laugh off their remarks, but I could see she was hurt.
  • Although he can seem slightly humorless on TV, as he is fencing with an inquiring anchorperson or debating an opponent, he has a light touch in the office, and he can laugh off adversity. Sit Back, Relax, Get Ready to Rumble
  • Yet such indulgence is often the way, as people laugh off alcoholic excess while working themselves into a righteous moral lather over something smelly in a cigarette.
  • Surely they cannot laugh off a loss of £ 1 0 0.
  • She tried to laugh off their remarks, but I could see she was hurt.
  • And those who laugh off teasing risk making it worse. Times, Sunday Times
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