Her singing career was destroyed when the audience laughed her down as an amateur.
•The cruel audience laughed down the amateur singer.
•They laughed down the magic act also.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
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face — I [[t]fe͟ɪs[/t]] NOUN USES ♦ faces (Please look at category 28 to see if the expression you are looking for is shown under another headword.) 1) N COUNT: oft poss N Your face is the front part of your head from your chin to the top of your… … English dictionary
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