treat as a joke, take (something or someone or some words) in a non-serious vein, put someone off with a joke, show disregard

laugh something away

pinch, the small quantity held or picked up between thumb and forefinger

rouse interest in the heart

make one suffer acutely

behind, under cover, in ambush, under the pretence of

worthless, of no value, nondescript

in fact, in reality, really, actually, in point of fact

said when something one has been looking for is found right under one's nose

a saint at a moment and devil at next, someone whose attitude is unreliable or changeable

at the beginning

said when something one has been looking for is found right under one's nose

in reality, in fact