LAUGH (SOMETHING) OFF


Meaning of LAUGH (SOMETHING) OFF in English

laugh something ↔ off phrasal verb ( see also ↑ laugh )

to pretend that something is less serious than it really is by laughing or joking about it:

Knox laughed off rumors that he would be running for mayor.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.