phrasal
: to eliminate from serious consideration by ridicule
their flimsy arguments are laughed out of court — V.L.Parrington
they went far towards laughing him out of court — J.F.Dobie
phrasal
: to eliminate from serious consideration by ridicule
their flimsy arguments are laughed out of court — V.L.Parrington
they went far towards laughing him out of court — J.F.Dobie
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012