"make a scene" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Audio: En-au-make a scene.ogg Forms: makes a scene [present, singular, third-person], making a scene [participle, present], made a scene [participle, past], made a scene [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|make<,,made> a scene}} make a scene (third-person singular simple present makes a scene, present participle making a scene, simple past and past participle made a scene)
  1. (idiomatic) To bring unnecessary attention to oneself, especially through a public expression of tumultuous emotion. Tags: idiomatic Related terms: make a big thing out of, make a spectacle of oneself Translations (Translations): järjestää kohtaus (Finnish), faire une scène (French), jelenetet rendez (Hungarian), berbuat ulah (Indonesian), dar um show [Brazil] (Portuguese), fazer uma cena [Portugal] (Portuguese), montar el pollo (Spanish), dar la nota (Spanish), montar un numerito (Spanish), montar un show (Spanish)

Inflected forms

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