make game of

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Verb

make game of (third-person singular simple present makes game of, present participle making game of, simple past and past participle made game of)

1. (idiomatic) To ridicule; to make fun of.
   • 1886, Peter Christen Asbjørnsen, translated by H.L. Brækstad, Folk and Fairy Tales, page 275:

     But they did not stop. The woman and the man only looked in great rage at the smith for making game of them.

Synonyms

• make a laughingstock of
• make fun of