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词汇 be laughed out of court
释义
idiombe laughed out of courtif an idea or story is laughed out of court, people think it is so stupid or unbelievable that they ignore it or think it is funny:Fifty years ago the notion that women should have equal rights in the workplace would have been laughed out of court.If we tell them that we think we saw a space ship, we'll be laughed out of court.
Note You may hear people use other words instead of 'court' in order to make this idiom fit a particular situation more exactlyStyles may be similar today, but if we produced clothing made from the same materials as we did thirty years ago, we'd be laughed out of the market.

be laughed out of court

To be rejected as outrageous or absurd. Despite the phrasing, this expression does not usually refer to an actual legal case. You'll be laughed out of court if you approach the board with an idea like that!

be laughed out of court

If you or your ideas are laughed out of court, people dismiss your ideas and do not take you seriously. Only two decades ago the idea of an Equal Opportunities Commission championing the rights of women would have been laughed out of court. Back in May 2002, this proposal was laughed out of court. Note: A plaintiff (= person who brings a legal case against someone else) who is `out of court' has lost the right to be heard in a court of law.
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