laugh away

• Фразовый глагол, используемый для обозначения того, что что-то (проблема, критика) отвергается или игнорируется с помощью смеха или воспринимается как неважное.

A phrasal verb used to indicate dismissing or ignoring something, such as a problem or criticism, by laughing or treating it as unimportant.

uncountable · transitive · phrasal, separable

1. Dismiss with laughterinformal

   To treat something as unimportant or not serious by laughing about it.

   Отшучиваться

   • He tried to laugh away his embarrassment.
   • She laughed away the criticism from her colleagues.
   • They laughed away the rumors as nonsense.

   Synonymsbrush offdismisslaugh offpooh-poohshrug off

   Antonymsacknowledgeaddressheedregardrespect

2. Spend time laughinginformal

   To pass time in a cheerful, laughing manner.

   Проводить время смеясь

   • They laughed away the evening telling jokes.
   • We laughed away the hours at the party.
   • The children laughed away the afternoon playing games.

   Synonymschortlechucklegigglejokelaughmake merry

Base verblaugh