| 词组 | make light of something |
| 释义 | Idiom make light of something Theme: SERIOUSNESS to treat something as if it were unimportant or humorous.I wish you wouldn't make light of his problems. They're quite serious.I make light of my problems, and that makes me feel better. Idiom make light of somethingmake light of (something) 1. to talk or behave as if something is not serious or important. I don't mean to make light of the fact that this was a horrible crime. 2. to act as if something is not serious or important. I tried to make light of his fear, but the look on his face made that impossible. make light of (something)1. To joke about something and not take it seriously. I know it's fun to make light of what happened, but the truth is that you both could have been seriously injured. 2. To treat something as insignificant or unimportant. The senator's spokesperson tried to make light of the allegations by saying similar accusations are made all the time. make light of somethingIf you make light of something, you treat it as though it is not serious or important, when in fact it is. Roberts attempted to make light of his discomfort. If he had problems, he made light of them. make ˈlight of somethingtreat something or behave as if something is less serious, important etc. than it really is: She was in great pain but she always made light of it.They made light of their difficulties but it was obvious that things were going badly. |
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