to have (also i-do) (something) to game: to make (something) an object of ridicule or amusement; to make fun of, mock, or ridicule (something)…
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释义 | the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > derision, ridicule, or mockery > banter or good-humoured ridicule > banter [verb (transitive)] > make fun of (13) to have (also i-do) (something) to gameeOE to have (also i-do) (something) to game: to make (something) an object of ridicule or amusement; to make fun of, mock, or ridicule (something)… to make (a) game of (also at, on)?c1250 to make (a) game of (also at,†on): to make fun of; to make an object of ridicule or amusement. Also †to make one's game. overmirtha1400 intransitive. With to. To exult or gloat over someone. sporta1533 intransitive. To make fun of or ridicule a person or thing. With at, over, upon. Also occasionally transitive with it. Obsolete. to make a sport of1535 to make a sport of: to make a joke or mockery of. Now archaic. to make (up) a lip1546 In phrases referring to certain actions regarded as indicative of particular states of feeling. to bite one's lip or †on one's lip, (a) to show… to give one a (or the) gleek1567 to give one a (or the) gleek: to make a jest at his expense; to mock, make sport of, play a trick upon him. to make a May game of1569 An object of sport, jest, or ridicule; a laughing stock; a foolish person; frequently in to make a May game of. Now English regional (south-western). to play with a person's nose1579 to play with a person's nose: to make game of a person. Obsolete. to make merry over (also with)1621 to make merry over (also †with): to make fun of, to ridicule; also reflexive in early use. game1699 transitive. colloquial. Originally: to make fun of. Later: to deceive, ‘kid’. Now chiefly U.S. to make fun of1732 to make fun of: to laugh at or joke about (a person or thing) in a mocking way; to ridicule. Cf. to poke fun at at poke, v.1 4c. hit1843 figurative. To criticize, make fun of or ridicule (a person or thing): sometimes const. at. |
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