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
Feodor-Russian
MÓZes-Hungarian
SpritaSPREE-tahEsperanto
Asclepius[əs'kli:pliəs]
PenPENEnglish
Galene-Ancient Greek