laugh in (one's) face
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laugh in (one's) face
To react to what one has just said or done in a way that shows obvious ridicule and amusement, often by literally laughing in front of them. I pitched him my story, and he laughed in my face, right there in the elevator. It was humiliating. When Helen asked for a refund, the manager basically laughed in her face. I'd appreciate if you didn't laugh in my face every time I fall.
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laugh in someone's face
to laugh in derision directly to someone's face; to show displeasure or ridicule at something one has said by laughing directly into one's face. It is very impolite to laugh in someone's face! After I heard what she had to say, I just laughed in her face.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
laugh in someone's face
show open contempt for someone by laughing rudely at them in their presence.Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary © Farlex 2017
laugh in somebody’s ˈface
(informal) show in a very obvious way that you have no respect for somebody: When I made my suggestion at the meeting, everybody just laughed in my face.Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary © Farlex 2017