meaning of "laugh off"

[Samuel]

English Idioms and Expressions, Elementary Level

ESL/EFL Test #11 "Expressing Emotions", question 10

It's taking a long time for Jenna to get over the death of her mom.

(a) fall back from
(b) recover from
(c) regret
(d) laugh of

English Idioms and Expressions, Elementary Level

ESL/EFL Test #11 "Expressing Emotions", answer 10

It's taking a long time for Jenna recover from the death of her mom.

Correct answer: (b) recover from
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What the mean of 'laugh of'?

Samuel

[Lucien_Librarian]

Hi! I really think there's just an "f" missing, it should read "laugh off" which means to use humour to deal with a problematic situation

Regards
L .L.

[Yankee]

Lucien is right -- it should read 'laugh off'.

While we're on the topic, I'd like to point out that the death of one's mother is not something that people typically "laugh off" (which is why it's incorrect in the test sentence).

Here are some definitions for "laugh off":

From Webster's:
to minimize by treating as amusingly or absurdly trivial

From Dictionary.com:
to dismiss as ridiculously or laughably trivial

Amy