Idiom: laugh at someone
Meaning
Idiom: laugh at someone
- to tease or ridicule someone
Example sentences
— All of the kids laugh at my friend because she’s fat so I’m very protective of her.
— I can’t believe people at my office laugh at our receptionist’s hairstyle—I feel like I’m still in high school.
— My husband's family laughed at me when I tried to speak French so I gave up trying to learn the language.
— We try not to laugh at my girlfriend's accent but sometimes it's hilarious.
— Everyone laughed at me when I gave my first speech in class and I've been afraid of public speaking ever since.
— Don't laugh at your sister—you know it hurts her feelings.
— If you laugh at me again, I'm not going to share my ideas with you anymore.
— Everyone laughed at my brother's clothes at his new school but my parents still refused to buy him new ones.
Synonyms
- make fun of
- poke fun at
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