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to laugh off
[phrase form: laugh]
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to make something seem less serious by joking about it
Example
The athlete laughed off the injury, saying that it was just a minor setback.
The politician laughed off the accusations of corruption, saying that they were nothing more than a smear campaign.
The student laughed off the bad grade, saying that it was just one test and it didn't matter.
We laughed off the mishap of spilling coffee during our morning meeting.
She laughed off the mishap of spilling coffee on her shirt before the meeting.
