to laugh off
[phrase form: laugh]
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笑い飛ばす, 冗談でごまかす
to make something seem less serious by joking about it
例
The politician laughed off the accusations of corruption, saying that they were nothing more than a smear campaign.
その政治家は汚職の疑惑を笑い飛ばし、それらは中傷キャンペーンに過ぎないと言った。
The company laughed the customer complaints off, saying they were just a few isolated incidents.
会社は顧客の苦情を笑い飛ばし、それらは単なる少数の孤立した事例だと述べた。
