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make a fool of
Idioms and Phrases
Also, make an ass or monkey out of . Cause someone or oneself to look foolish or stupid. For example, John doesn't mind making a fool of himself at parties , or They made an ass of me by giving me the wrong instructions , or Just watch him make a monkey out of this amateur chess player . The use of fool and ass date from the early 1600s; the latter is sometimes put more rudely as make a horse's ass of , alluding to a horse's behind. The use of monkey dates from about 1900.Example Sentences
"I reckon the fitness would be the only thing I've got. I wouldn't back myself. Although my parents-in-law tell me 'please don't do it, you'll make a fool of yourself' and that makes me want to do it," he laughs.
She added: "Please don't try and vote if you're watching on demand, you'll just make a fool of yourself."
"I definitely understand people who overdrink. Would I do it myself? I hope not because people kind of tend to make a fool of themselves when they overdrink."
O’Brien’s “Late Night†was in the Letterman vein, though more kinetic, more surreal, more disturbing, with the host ever ready to make a fool of himself.
He went on, “Of course, we hope to fool the desert, with its endless hunger for good men’s bones. So we’ll pray the Lord can fool the devil on our behalf until we reach the garrison. Then you can fool me to run an errand, so you can visit the blacksmith’s servant girl. Most likely you’ll make a fool of yourself, fool her into giving you a smile, and then if you’re lucky, the fooling around really begins.â€
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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