laugh off

verb

1. tr, adverb to treat or dismiss lightly, esp with stoicism

   he laughed off his injuries

Idioms and Phrases

Also, laugh away . Dismiss as ridiculous or trivial, as in He laughed off the suggestion that his career was over . [Early 1700s]

Example Sentences

He immediately goes to her house in Westview and plans to banish her for crimes, something she initially laughs off but ultimately begins to fear.

From Salon

In a social media post, Mr Streeting sought to laugh off some of the more irreverent suggestions.

From BBC

Mr Hoback shows him his evidence and asks him if he was behind the now trillion dollar invention - a suggestion Mr Todd laughs off.

From BBC

Zelensky gently interjected to say he hoped relations were better with him than with Putin - a remark laughed off by Trump.

From BBC

On the same trip, Harris laughed off questions in a nationally televised interview about why she had not yet visited the border as vice president, inflaming critics on the right.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• discount
• disregard
• ignore
• overlook
• reject
• spurn
• underestimate