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be laughed out of court
Definition
› to be considered as too silly or impossible to take seriously, especially in a law court: The proposal will be laughed out of court.Refusing and rejecting
(Definition of be laughed out of court from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- decline verb (REFUSE)
- disclaim verb
- frown on/upon sth phrasal verb
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- miss a chance/opportunity idiom
- not hear of sth phrasal verb
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