make a fool of

English

Alternative forms

• make a fool out of

Verb

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

1. (transitive) To cause (someone) to seem foolish.

   Synonyms: make a monkey of, make a monkey out of

Translations

to cause (someone) to seem foolish

• Chinese:

  Hokkien: 落漆 (lak-chhat)

  Mandarin: 出醜／出丑 (zh) (chūchǒu)

• French: se ridiculiser
• Hindi: उल्लू बनाना (ullū banānā)
• Italian: ridicolizzare, (said of oneself) fare una figuraccia, mettersi in ridicolo, esporsi al ridicolo
• Latin: lūdificō
• Polish: błaźnić się impf (of oneself), zbłaźnić się pf (of oneself), błaznować (pl) impf (of oneself)
• Romanian: a se face de râs
• Russian: де́лать идио́том (délatʹ idiótom)
• Swedish: göra till åtlöje (sv), göra bort sig (sv) (make a fool of oneself)