mock

make (a) mock of (someone or something)

To subject someone or something to mockery or ridicule; to make fun of someone or something. The film openly makes mock of the sacrifices and hardships our soldiers had to endure during that unfortunate war. His crass, spiteful speech made a mock of our democracy.
See also: make, mock, of

mock up

To create a draft, model, or simulated version of something to demonstrate how it looks or works. A noun or pronoun can be used between "mock" and "up." We mocked up a prototype of the new irrigation system to demonstrate its benefits to the city council. I sketch out the designs of our latest cars, and the engineering department mocks them up.
See also: mock, up

mocking is catching

If one engages in mockery, it encourages others to do the same. A: "As soon as he started making fun of me, the other kids joined in too!" B: "Oh dear, mocking is catching, isn't it?"
See also: catching, mock
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

mock something up

to make a model or simulation of something. The engineers mocked the new car design up for the managers to see. They mocked up the new car design.
See also: mock, up
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.

mock up

v.
To make a model of something, especially as part of a presentation: We mocked up our ideas for the stage scenery to see if it would be hard to build. Take these building plans and mock them up for the presentation.
See also: mock, up
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • be/have done with somebody/something
  • be in line with (someone or something)
  • better of
  • (someone or something) promises well
  • begin with
  • begin with (someone or something)
  • borak
  • bird has flown, the
  • beware of
  • beware of (someone or something)
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First, we sought descriptive details of how mock trial programs operate by surveying coaches of AMTA mock trial teams during the 2005-2006 academic year.
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Mock told Seth that her son, Noah Munoz, would live in the house for five years and renovate it within one year--just as Cali and Melcher had agreed to do.
He said the Board discovered that some of the CBT centres borrowed computers to fill up their centres to hoodwink JAMB officials during accreditation visits and that the mock examination has exposed them.
SHO city police station Asim Bukhari, RRF, Elite Force, Bomb Disposal Squad, District Police, Sniper Shooters, and district security branch representative have participated while additional SP headquarters Muhkhtiar Ahmed and DSP headquarters Basheer Khan lead the mock exercise.
Mock a certain smart technology that has outsmarted people who are left scratching their heads, wondering how math and logic have been mocked, over and over again.
The Comelec held mock elections in 60 clustered precincts around the country to test different components of the automated election system to be used in the midterm elections.
Barangay Pinagbuhatan in Pasig City, Barangay Bahay Toro in Quezon City, and Barangay 669 in Manila, have a higher number of registered voters, with between 800 to 1,000 registered voters, the hours of the mock polls will be extended to 6 p.m.
In the National Capital Region (NCR), the mock polls will be held in clustered precincts in Quezon City, Manila, Pasig, Taguig, Pateros, Valenzuela City, and Muntinlupa City.
When asked about the Mock Interviews for UPPCS, spokesperson for the academy said, "Interview stage is the final jump a candidate takes before touching down the grounds of their dream career, from where there will be no looking back.
Summary: New Delhi [India], Oct 30 (ANI-BusinessWireIndia): AglaSem has launched mock tests for NTA exams that can be taken for free at mocktest.aglasem.com.
since January, David Mock has been elevated to executive vice president, chief merchandising and marketing officer.After serving as a consultant to The Vitamin Shoppe Inc.
KHANEWAL: A mock exercise was held at a polling station established in market committee in connection with general election.