laugh away
English
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[edit]laugh away (third-person singular simple present laughs away, present participle laughing away, simple past and past participle laughed away)
- (transitive, sarcastic or humorous) To dismiss (something) as unimportant.
- (intransitive, sarcastic or humorous) To pass the time with frivolous and amusing conversation.
- We spent the evening just laughing away.
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