make an ass of in All languages combined

Audio: En-au-make an ass of.ogg

[Australia] Forms: makes an ass of [present, singular, third-person], making an ass of [participle, present], made an ass of [participle, past], made an ass of [past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|make<,,made> an ass of}} make an ass of (third-person singular simple present makes an ass of, present participle making an ass of, simple past and past participle made an ass of)

Inflected forms

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"make an ass of" meaning in All languages combined

Verb [English]

Inflected forms