laugh away


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laugh away

vb (tr, adverb)
1. to dismiss or dispel (something unpleasant) by laughter
2. to make (time) pass pleasantly by jesting
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
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Verb1.laugh away - deal with a problem by laughing or pretending to be amused by it; "She laughs away all these problems"
laugh off
brush aside, brush off, discount, dismiss, disregard, ignore, push aside - bar from attention or consideration; "She dismissed his advances"
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w>laugh away

vt sep → mit Humor tragen, sich lachend hinwegsetzen über (+acc); my father laughed away my fears → mein Vater nahm mir mit einem Lachen die Angst
vi he sat there laughing away → er saß da und lachte und lachte
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