to laugh off
[phrase form: laugh]
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skratta bort, bagatellisera med ett skämt
to make something seem less serious by joking about it
Exempel
The politician laughed off the accusations of corruption, saying that they were nothing more than a smear campaign.
Politikern skrattade bort korruptionsanklagelserna och sa att de inte var mer än en smutskastningskampanj.
The company laughed the customer complaints off, saying they were just a few isolated incidents.
Företaget skrattade bort kundernas klagomål och sa att de bara var några få isolerade incidenter.
