make game of
English
Pronunciation
Audio (AU) (file)
Verb
make game of (third-person singular simple present makes game of, present participle making game of, simple past and past participle made game of)
- (idiomatic) To ridicule; to make fun of.
- 1886, Peter Christen Asbjørnsen, translated by H.L. Brækstad, Folk and Fairy Tales, page 275:
- But they did not stop. The woman and the man only looked in great rage at the smith for making game of them.
Synonyms
- make a laughingstock of
- make fun of
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.