to make fun
31Fun — Fun, n. [Perh. of Celtic origin; cf. Ir. & Gael. fonn pleasure.] Sport; merriment; frolicsome amusement. Oddity, frolic, and fun. Goldsmith. [1913 Webster] {To make fun of}, to hold up to, or turn into, ridicule. [1913 Webster] …
32make — make1 [māk] vt. made, making [ME maken < OE macian, akin to Ger machen < IE base * maĝ , to knead, press, stretch > MASON, Gr magis, kneaded mass, paste, dough, mageus, kneader] 1. to bring into being; specif., a) to form by shaping or… …
33fun — (n.) diversion, amusement, 1727, earlier a cheat, trick (c.1700), from verb fun (1680s) to cheat, hoax, of uncertain origin, probably a variant of M.E. fonnen befool (c.1400; see FOND (Cf. fond)). Stigmatized by Johnson as a low cant word. Older… …
34make\ one's\ blood\ boil — • make one s blood boil • make the blood boil v. phr. informal To make someone very angry. When someone calls me a liar it makes my blood boil. It made Mary s blood boil to see the children make fun of the crippled girl. Compare: boiling point …
35make\ the\ blood\ boil — • make one s blood boil • make the blood boil v. phr. informal To make someone very angry. When someone calls me a liar it makes my blood boil. It made Mary s blood boil to see the children make fun of the crippled girl. Compare: boiling point …
36make a laughingstock of — make fun of, make a fool of, mock …
37make light of — make a joke about, make fun of I was hurt when you made light of my poem. You laughed at it …
38make a fool of — make fun of, mock, laugh at …
39make game of — make fun of , joke at , mock …
40fun — See: MAKE FUN OF …
