make a spectacle of oneself

English

WOTD – 21 March 2016

Pronunciation

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Verb

make a spectacle of oneself

(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.

Synonyms

make a fool of oneself, make an exhibition of oneself (UK), make a show of oneself (Ireland)

See also

make a scene

Translations

To embarrass oneself or others in public

Arabic: please add this translation if you can
Chinese:
Mandarin: 出洋相 (zh) (chū yángxiàng)
Czech: please add this translation if you can
Dutch: een belachelijk figuur slaan
Finnish: munata itsensä
French: se donner en spectacle (fr), s'offrir en spectacle (fr)
German: sich zum Affen machen (de); sich lächerlich machen; eine lächerliche Figur abgeben; unangenehm auffallen

Hungarian: nevetségessé teszi magát
Italian: dare spettacolo di sé, farsi ridere dietro
Japanese: please add this translation if you can
Portuguese: pagar mico (pt)
Russian: сде́лать из себя́ посме́шище (sdélatʹ iz sebjá posméšišče)
Spanish: hacer el ridículo, dar la nota (es)
Swedish: göra bort sig

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