make game of en · VERB
Pronunciation
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Meanings
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(idiomatic) To ridicule; to make fun of.
But they did not stop. The woman and the man only looked in great rage at the smith for making game of them.
1886, Peter Christen Asbjørnsen, translated by H.L. Brækstad, Folk and Fairy Tales, page 275:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| makes game of | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| making game of | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| made game of | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| made game of | Tense=Past | lexicographic |
Synonyms
make a laughingstock of · make fun of
Translations (8)
cmn 冷嘲熱諷 /冷嘲热讽 (to make fun of) · cmn 嘲笑 (to make fun of) · cmn 開涮 /开涮 (to make fun of) · mi whakangako (to make fun of) · cmn 戲弄 /戏弄 (to make fun of) · fi pilkata (to make fun of) · cmn 拿……開玩笑 /拿……开玩笑 (to make fun of) · cmn 諷刺 /讽刺 (to make fun of)