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
Uros-Serbian
Vasyl-Ukrainian
NunzioNOON-tsyoItalian
MerrillMER-əlEnglish
Valentinavah-len-TEE-nah (Italian), vah-lyen-TEE-nah (Russian), vah-leen-TEE-nah (Russian)Italian, Russian, Slovene, Croatian, Macedonian, Romanian, Spanish, Ancient Roman
Abramson['eibrəmsn]