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LAUGH OFF
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I. (verb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Deal with a problem by laughing or pretending to be amused by it
Example:
She laughs away all these problems
Synonyms:
laugh away; laugh off
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Hypernyms (to "laugh off" is one way to...):
brush aside; brush off; discount; dismiss; disregard; ignore; push aside (bar from attention or consideration)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
