make sport of (someone or something)



make sport of (someone or something)

To ridicule, mock, or tease someone or something; to make fun of someone or something. I really don't appreciate you making sport of my disability like that. Don't make sport of your sister—you know how sensitive she can be!
See also: make, of, sport

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Steffan-Welsh
Lenart-Slovene
Georgie['dʒɔ:dʒi]
MarttaMAHRT-tahFinnish
HagarHAY-gahr (English)Biblical, Biblical Hebrew
NÓIrÍN-Irish