make a monkey out of
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make a monkey out of
verb makes a monkey out of · making a monkey out of · made a monkey out of · make a monkey of
- To cause a person, group, or action to appear foolish or inferior; to subject someone or something to ridicule. The rough old sealer swore some terrible oaths, protesting "that he would not make a monkey of himself, by appearing in this garb."
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