hold someone/something up to ridicule idiom
使…成为笑柄;公开嘲笑…;戏弄…
to laugh unkindly and publicly at someone or something, or to make someone or something seem stupid
Her plans were held up to ridicule. 她的计划成了大家的笑柄。
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