make sport of

make sport of
See: MAKE FUN OF.

Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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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

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