- make sport of
- See: MAKE FUN OF.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
make sport of
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make sport of — index disparage Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
make sport of — dated make fun of * * * make sport of somewhat formal + old fashioned : to laugh at and make jokes about (someone or something) in an unkind way They made sport of [=made fun of] the way he talked. • • • Main Entry: ↑sport … Useful english dictionary
make sport of — make a joke at someone s expense, mock someone … English contemporary dictionary
make sport of — See: MAKE FUN OF … Dictionary of American idioms
make\ sport\ of — See: make fun of … Словарь американских идиом
make sport of — phrasal ridicule, mock … New Collegiate Dictionary
make sport of — (Roget s IV) v. Syn. tease, deride, mock; see ridicule … English dictionary for students
make sport of — Mock, ridicule, deride, scout, scoff at, jeer at, laugh at … New dictionary of synonyms
make-sport — … Useful english dictionary
Sport — (sp[=o]rt), n. [Abbreviated from disport.] 1. That which diverts, and makes mirth; pastime; amusement. [1913 Webster] It is as sport to a fool to do mischief. Prov. x. 23. [1913 Webster] Her sports were such as carried riches of knowledge upon… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
