make an exhibition of oneself

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Verb

make an exhibition of oneself

(idiomatic, Britain) To embarrass oneself or others in public by behaving foolishly.
She had far too much to drink and made an exhibition of herself by flirting with everyone.

Synonyms

(to embarrass oneself in public): make a fool of oneself, make a spectacle of oneself (US)

Translations

to embarrass oneself in public

Arabic: please add this translation if you can
Bulgarian: излагам се (izlagam se)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 出洋相 (zh) (chū yángxiàng)
Czech: please add this translation if you can
Dutch: zichzelf voor gek zetten
Finnish: munata itsensä
French: se couvrir de ridicule
German: sich zum Narren machen, sich blamieren (de)

Hungarian: nevetségessé teszi magát
Italian: rendersi ridicolo, dare spettacolo
Japanese: 恥をさらす (はじをさらす, haji o sarasu)
Polish: robić z siebie widowisko impf, zrobić z siebie widowisko pf
Portuguese: pagar mico (pt), dar vexame
Russian: де́лать из себя́ посме́шище impf (délatʹ iz sebjá posméšišče), позо́риться (ru) impf (pozóritʹsja)
Spanish: hacer el ridículo
Swedish: göra bort sig

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