"make an exhibition of oneself" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: En-au-make an exhibition of oneself.ogg Forms: makes an exhibition of oneself [present, singular, third-person], making an exhibition of oneself [participle, present], made an exhibition of oneself [participle, past], made an exhibition of oneself [past]
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  1. (idiomatic, UK) To embarrass oneself or others in public by behaving foolishly. Tags: UK, idiomatic Synonyms (to embarrass oneself in public): make a fool of oneself, make a spectacle of oneself [US] Translations (to embarrass oneself in public): излагам се (izlagam se) (Bulgarian), 出洋相 (chū yángxiàng) (Chinese Mandarin), zichzelf voor gek zetten (Dutch), munata itsensä (Finnish), se couvrir de ridicule (French), montar un espectáculo (Galician), face-lo ridículo (Galician), poñerse en ridículo (Galician), pórse en ridículo (Galician), sich zum Narren machen (German), sich blamieren (German), nevetségessé teszi magát (Hungarian), rendersi ridicolo (Italian), dare spettacolo (Italian), 恥をさらす (haji o sarasu) (alt: はじをさらす) (Japanese), robić z siebie widowisko [imperfective] (Polish), zrobić z siebie widowisko [perfective] (Polish), pagar mico (Portuguese), dar vexame (Portuguese), де́лать из себя́ посме́шище (délatʹ iz sebjá posméšišče) [imperfective] (Russian), позо́риться (pozóritʹsja) [imperfective] (Russian), hacer el ridículo (Spanish), göra bort sig (Swedish)
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