laugh somebody out of court

laugh somebody out of court
laugh sb/sth out of ˈcourt idiom
(BrE, informal) to completely reject an idea, a story, etc. that you think is not worth taking seriously at all

All his attempts at explanation were simply laughed out of court.

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