make a show of oneself

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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)

1. (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)