make a spectacle of oneself
Verb
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Verb
- (idiomatic, originally US) To embarrass oneself or others in public.
- She had far too much to drink and made a spectacle of herself by flirting with everyone.
- make a fool of oneself, make an exhibition of oneself (UK), make a show of oneself (Ireland)
- French: se donner en spectacle, s'offrir en spectacle
- German: sich zum Affen machen; sich lächerlich machen; eine lächerliche Figur abgeben; unangenehm auffallen
- Italian: dare spettacolo di sé, farsi ridere dietro
- Portuguese: pagar mico
- Russian: сде́лать из себя́ посме́шище
- Spanish: hacer el ridículo, dar la nota
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