make a show of oneself

English

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Verb

make a show of oneself (third-person singular simple present makes a show of oneself, present participle making a show of oneself, simple past and past participle made a show of oneself)

(idiomatic, Ireland) To embarrass oneself or others in public.
Will you stop singing, please? You're making a show of yourself.

Synonyms

make a spectacle of oneself, make an exhibition of oneself (UK)

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 faire remarquer, se donner 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, 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
Swedish: göra bort sig (sv)

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