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Make light of
verb
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Definitions
1.
verb
To regard without due seriousness; to joke about.
"I wish you wouldn't make light of the matter, when it obviously means a great deal to him."
Synonyms
take lightly
make fun of
joke
take a joke
joke around
laugh
laugh away
jest
goof on
mess around
make game of
monkey around
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