Laugh Off (Verb)
Meaning
Deal with a problem by laughing or pretending to be amused by it; "She laughs away all these problems".
Classification
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.
Examples
- She laughed off her embarrassing mistake, trying to save face in front of her colleagues.
- The politician attempted to laugh off the scandal, downplaying its significance.
- He laughed off the rumors about his personal life, refusing to comment further.
- After the accident, she laughed off her minor injury to reassure her worried family.
- The company's CEO laughed off the threat of competition, confidently predicting a favorable outcome.