Meanings
present singular third person makes a show of oneself · participle present making a show of oneself · participle past made a show of oneself · past made a show of oneself
- IrelandidiomaticTo embarrass oneself or others in public.
Will you stop singing, please? You're making a show of yourself.
1 more example
Ní raibh aon ghnó agam an t‑eiteach a thabhairt do mar do dhéanfadh sé seódh dhíom : I knew better than to refuse him, for he'd make a show of me.
1929, Tomás Ó Criomhthain, An t-Oileánach, Dublin, page 123Synonyms: make a spectacle of oneself, make an exhibition of oneself
Synonyms & antonyms
verbTo embarrass oneself or others in public.
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 出洋相
- 出洋相 (chū yángxiàng)To embarrass oneself or others in public
Dutch een belachelijk figuur slaan
- een belachelijk figuur slaanTo embarrass oneself or others in public
Finnish munata itsensä
- munata itsensäTo embarrass oneself or others in public
French se faire remarquer, se donner en spectacle
- se faire remarquerTo embarrass oneself or others in public
- se donner en spectacleTo embarrass oneself or others in public
German sich zum Affen machen, sich lächerlich machen
- sich zum Affen machenTo embarrass oneself or others in public
- sich lächerlich machenTo embarrass oneself or others in public
- eine lächerliche Figur abgebenTo embarrass oneself or others in public
- unangenehm auffallenTo embarrass oneself or others in public
Hungarian nevetségessé teszi magát
- nevetségessé teszi magátTo embarrass oneself or others in public
Italian dare spettacolo, farsi ridere dietro
- dare spettacoloTo embarrass oneself or others in public
- farsi ridere dietroTo embarrass oneself or others in public
Portuguese pagar mico
- pagar micoTo embarrass oneself or others in public
Russian сде́лать из себя́ посме́шище
- сде́лать из себя́ посме́шище (sdélatʹ iz sebjá posméšišče)To embarrass oneself or others in public
Spanish hacer el ridículo
- hacer el ridículoTo embarrass oneself or others in public
Swedish göra bort sig
- göra bort sigTo embarrass oneself or others in public
Cite this entry
make a show of oneself. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/make%20a%20show%20of%20oneself
“make a show of oneself.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/make%20a%20show%20of%20oneself. Accessed November 5, 2026.
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