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(idiomatic) To dismiss as silly something presented with genuine conviction or treated seriously.

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laugh out of court

Source Word

laugh out of court

Verb

idiomatic

(idiomatic) To dismiss as silly something presented with genuine conviction or treated seriously.

Japanese Meaning

真剣に示された意見や主張を、ばかげたものとして一蹴すること / 重大な主張や真面目な発言に対して、軽率な笑いで応じること / 誠実に述べられた事柄や見解を、冗談にあっさりと笑い飛ばすこと

If you present that claim without evidence, the reviewers will laugh out of court the entire paper.

もしその主張を証拠なしで提示したら、査読者たちは論文全体を笑い飛ばすだろう。

Sense（1）

(idiomatic) To dismiss as silly something presented with genuine conviction or treated seriously.

The claim that his dog wrote the poems was laughed out of court by publishers.

laughs out of court

（ present singular third-person ）

laughing out of court

（ participle present ）

laughed out of court

（ participle past ）

laughed out of court

（ past ）