make an exhibition of oneself

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Verb

make an exhibition of oneself (third-person singular simple present makes an exhibition of oneself, present participle making an exhibition of oneself, simple past and past participle made an exhibition of oneself)

1. (idiomatic, UK) To embarrass oneself or others in public by behaving foolishly.

   She had far too much to drink and made an exhibition of herself by flirting with everyone.

Synonyms

• (to embarrass oneself in public): make a fool of oneself, make a spectacle of oneself (US)

Translations

to embarrass oneself in public

• Arabic: please add this translation if you can
• Bulgarian: излагам се (izlagam se)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 出洋相 (zh) (chū yángxiàng)

• Czech: please add this translation if you can
• Dutch: zichzelf voor gek zetten
• Finnish: munata itsensä
• French: se couvrir de ridicule
• Galician: montar un espectáculo, face-lo ridículo, poñerse en ridículo, pórse en ridículo
• German: sich zum Narren machen (de), sich blamieren (de)
• Hungarian: nevetségessé teszi magát
• Italian: rendersi ridicolo, dare spettacolo
• Japanese: 恥をさらす (はじをさらす, haji o sarasu)
• Polish: robić z siebie widowisko impf, zrobić z siebie widowisko pf
• Portuguese: pagar mico (pt), dar vexame
• Russian: де́лать из себя́ посме́шище impf (délatʹ iz sebjá posméšišče), позо́риться (ru) impf (pozóritʹsja)
• Spanish: hacer el ridículo
• Swedish: göra bort sig (sv)