hold sb/sth up to ridicule
to laugh unkindly and publicly at someone or something, or to make someone or something seem stupid:
Her plans were held up to ridicule.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Mocking and taunting
- burlesque
- caricature
- deride
- derision
- derisive
- fun
- haze
- make a mockery of sth idiom
- make a monkey out of sb idiom
- mimic
- mock
- mockery
- mocking
- monkey
- parody
- scoff
- send
- send sb/sth up
- send-up
- take off
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