"make a pig out of oneself" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: makes a pig out of oneself [present, singular, third-person], making a pig out of oneself [participle, present], made a pig out of oneself [participle, past], made a pig out of oneself [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|make<,,made> a pig out of oneself}} make a pig out of oneself (third-person singular simple present makes a pig out of oneself, present participle making a pig out of oneself, simple past and past participle made a pig out of oneself)
  1. Alternative form of make a pig of oneself Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: make a pig of oneself
    Sense id: en-make_a_pig_out_of_oneself-en-verb-gZHKYNu3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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