make light of
US /ˈmek laɪt ʌv/
・UK /ˈmeik lait ɔv/
B2
phr.v.To treat something as unimportant or less serious.
He made light of the mistake, joking instead of apologizing.
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Will Israel ever get to Phase 2 of the Gaza ceasefire? | DW News
- I don't want to make light of the improvement in the situation.
I don't want to make light of the improvement in the situation.
- I don't want to make light of the improvement in the situation, Nicole.
I don't want to make light of the improvement in the situation, Nicole.
MomTok and DadTok Confront The Truth | The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives | Hulu
- And, like, sometimes I feel like you guys kind of, like, dick around and, like, make light of something that's painful for me to just be kind of almost made light of at times.
And, like, sometimes I feel like you guys kind of, like, dick around and, like, make light of something that's painful for me to just be kind of almost made light of at times.
- What do you mean make light of?
What do you mean make light of?
Annoying Orange - PRANK WAR Challenge GONE WRONG!
- And to prove it, I'm gonna make light of the situation!
And to prove it, I'm gonna make light of the situation!
- And to prove it, I'm gonna make light of the situation!
And to prove it, I'm gonna make light of the situation!
‘You think this is Aladdin?’: Comedian stuck in Dubai on US evacuation
- I got to, you know, make light of it.
I got to, you know, make light of it.
- I got to, you know, make light of it.
I got to, you know, make light of it.
“Rusty”, “Fit as a Fiddle”, “Spaced Out”: Real English Expressions Explained
- If we want to make light of it, we just say, "Oh, he's off his meds; ignore him".
If we want to make light of it, we just say, "Oh, he's off his meds; ignore him".
- we want to make light of it, we just say, "Oh, he's off his meds; ignore him".
we want to make light of it, we just say, "Oh, he's off his meds; ignore him".
PLASTICIZED ~ Feature Documentary Film
- While we make light of these old decaying chunks,
While we make light of these old decaying chunks,
- While we make light of these old decaying chunks, in actuality, I think we all find it startling that every single trawl from the last 2,000 miles has contained bits of plastic confetti born from these chunks.
While we make light of these old decaying chunks, in actuality, I think we all find it startling that every single trawl from the last 2,000 miles has contained bits of plastic confetti born from these chunks.
Naked Science - Angry Skies
- The scientists make light of the mountain's reputation. They even serve up the world's windiest breakfast.
The scientists make light of the mountain's reputation. They even serve up the world's windiest breakfast.
- The scientists make light of the mountain's reputation.
The scientists make light of the mountain's reputation.
Trump hints at limited military strikes to try to ‘nudge along’ nuclear talks with Iran
- So what's interesting is this gives a range of options as I think everybody has been reporting that the president could go small, medium, large, kind of little bit Goldilocks, not to make light of it.
So what's interesting is this gives a range of options as I think everybody has been reporting that the president could go small, medium, large, kind of little bit Goldilocks, not to make light of it.
- So what's interesting is this gives a range of options, as I think everybody's been reporting, that the president could go small, medium, large, kind of a little bit Goldilocks, not to make light of it.
So what's interesting is this gives a range of options, as I think everybody's been reporting, that the president could go small, medium, large, kind of a little bit Goldilocks, not to make light of it.
Hayao Miyazaki | The Mind of a Master
- And it opens the door to make light of their struggle.
And it opens the door to make light of their struggle.
- And it opens the door to make light of their struggle.
And it opens the door to make light of their struggle.