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make a mockery of
Verb
idiomatic
transitive
Japanese Meaning
嘲る、あざける、模倣して軽蔑を示す / 馬鹿にする、ばかに扱う / 容易に打ち負かすことで、相手の能力不足を露呈させる
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( participle past )
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(idiomatic, transitive) To mock; to ridicule or imitate, often to express contempt. / (idiomatic, transitive) To defeat easily, so as to show up as inadequate.
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make a mockery of
The cartoonist's exaggerated drawings seem to make a mockery of the politician's earnest speeches.
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The cartoonist's exaggerated drawings seem to make a mockery of the politician's earnest speeches.
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