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
Jenessajə-NES-əEnglish (Rare)
Beck[bek]
UoleviOO-o-le-veeFinnish
Drusilladroo-SIL-ə (English)Biblical, Ancient Roman, Biblical Latin
HyramHIE-rəmEnglish (Rare)
Shipley['ʃipli]