make a spectacle of oneself
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make a spectacle of oneself
verb makes a spectacle of oneself · making a spectacle of oneself · made a spectacle of oneself
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To conspicuously embarrass oneself or others in public.
She had far too much to drink and made a spectacle of herself by flirting with everyone.
Similar: make a fool of oneself, make an exhibition of oneself, make a show of oneself
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verb To embarrass oneself or others in public
| Español | hacer el ridículo, dar la nota |
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| 日本語 | 恥をさらす haji o sarasu |
| 中文 | 出洋相 chū yángxiàng |
| Português | fazer um papelão, passar ridículo, dar vexame, pagar mico |
| Français | se donner en spectacle, s'offrir en spectacle, se couvrir de ridicule |
| Deutsch | sich zum Affen machen, sich zum Narren machen, sich lächerlich machen, eine lächerliche Figur abgeben, unangenehm auffallen, sich blamieren |
| Italiano | dare spettacolo, farsi ridere dietro, rendersi ridicolo |
| Русский | сде́лать из себя́ посме́шище sdélatʹ iz sebjá posméšišče, де́лать из себя́ посме́шище délatʹ iz sebjá posméšišče, позо́риться pozóritʹsja |
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