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Meaning of make sport of | Babel Free

Verb CEFR C1
meɪ̯k spɔːɹt əv

Definitions

  1. To make fun of someone or something.
    idiomatic
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see make, sport, of.

Equivalents

日本語 翻弄
Latina ludifico lūdificō

Examples

“I never heard him say⟳ a hard word about anyone, and it visibly grieved him when the rest⟳ of us made sport of our schoolmates, especially those with hopes of being published in Troubadour.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

make strange make streaks make strides make sure make terms make the angels blush

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