laugh off
phrasal verblaugh something off
- (informal) to try to make people think that something is not serious or important, especially by making a joke about it
一笑置之,付之一笑(尤指用笑话摆脱) - He laughed off suggestions that he was going to resign.
传言他要辞职,他一笑置之。
- He laughed off suggestions that he was going to resign.