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Значение идиомы laugh off
[laugh off] {v.} To dismiss with a laugh as not important or notserious; not take seriously.
He had a bad fall while ice skatingbut he laughed it off.
You can’t laugh off a ticket for speeding.
Compare: MAKE LIGHT OF.
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