make a mockery of

This does seem to make a mockery of the protection of reputations that the laws of defamation are designed to ensure.

"We make a mockery of the word aphrodisiac if by it we mean a substance that sets one up to be raped, " says Schab.

Children in famine, victims tortured by oppressors, poverty, and pain make a mockery of what human life should be.

Such actions make a mockery of the Chinese government's commitments to its own citizens and the IOC.

cerberus : you , a mere human , make a mockery of me ?

Mathew D. Staver, the founder and chairman of Liberty Counsel, said Monday's ceremonies "make a mockery of marriage. "

The new bonuses make a mockery of banks' claim that higher equity buffers are too expensive to contemplate.

and the whole world of loneliness, poverty, and pain make a mockery of what human life should be.

It is a risky endeavour which, done badly, will make a mockery of the Western effort to stabilise and modernise the place.

It is impolite to make a mockery of those in misfortune.

The dramas make a mockery of such claims.

Doesn't it make a mockery of anything I, or even Britain, might do?

That kind of life would make a mockery of Jesus Christ's sacrificial death upon the cross

State stamp laws for drugs make a mockery of the tax code