make light of something
to joke about something or treat it as not being very serious, especially when it is important

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make light of
make light of (something)
1.
to talk or behave as if something is not serious or important.
I don't mean to make light of the fact that this was a horrible crime.

2.
to act as if something is not serious or important.
I tried to make light of his fear, but the look on his face made that impossible.

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make light of something
make light of (something)
1.
to talk or behave as if something is not serious or important.
I don't mean to make light of the fact that this was a horrible crime.

2.
to act as if something is not serious or important.
I tried to make light of his fear, but the look on his face made that impossible.

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make light of
treat something as not being important, minimize something
My friend made light of my efforts to learn how to speak and write Chinese.

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make light of something
treat something as not being important, minimize something
My friend made light of my efforts to learn how to speak and write Chinese.

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make light of
v. phr. To treat an important matter as if it were trivial.
One ought to know which problems to make light of and which ones to handle seriously.
Compare: LAUGH OFF.
Antonym: MAKE MUCH OF.

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