hold sb/sth up to ridicule
Definition
› to laugh unkindly and publicly at someone or something, or make them seem stupid: Her plans were held up to ridicule.Mocking and taunting
(Definition of hold sb/sth up to ridicule from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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hold sb/sth back phrasal verb (STOP DEVELOPMENT)
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hold sb/sth back phrasal verb (STOP MOVEMENT)
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hold sb/sth down phrasal verb
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hold sb/sth up phrasal verb (DELAY)
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hold sb/sth up phrasal verb (STEAL)
- hold sb/sth up to ridicule idiom
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hold sth back phrasal verb 1
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hold sth back phrasal verb 2
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hold sth down phrasal verb
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hold sth out phrasal verb
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hold sth over phrasal verb
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Synonyms and related words:
- burlesque noun
- caricature noun
- caricature verb
- deride verb
- derision noun
- derisive adjective
- laugh at sb/sth phrasal verb
- laugh in sb's face idiom
- lay yourself open to ridicule idiom
- make a mockery of sth idiom
- make a monkey out of sb idiom
- mimic verb
- mock verb
- parody noun
- poke fun at sb idiom
- ridicule noun
- ridicule verb
- sardonic adjective
- scoff verb (LAUGH)
- take-off noun (COPY)
Topic:
Mocking and taunting
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