to treat something as if it isn’t important
to make a joke of something that should be treated seriously
to downplay something
to ignore or neglect
pay no attention to
You need to stop making light of this situation. You could be in serious trouble.
I wish you would stop trying to make light of your injury. The doctor says that you will need surgery.
Stop trying to make light of the future. Our company is in real trouble and we will need to make some serious changes going forward.
Even though they are in serious financial difficulty he will still try to make light of everything.
The president tried to make light of the allegations but the reporters weren’t letting him off the hook.
There is no origin for this idiom
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