make an exhibition of oneself

verb

To embarrass oneself or others in public by behaving foolishly.

“Stop making an exhibition of yourself and let others enjoy the moment.”

Similar
make a fool of oneselfmake a spectacle of oneself
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Meanings

verbmake an exhibition of oneself (third-person singular simple present makes an exhibition of oneself, present participle making an exhibition of oneself, simple past and past participle made an exhibition of oneself)

present singular third person makes an exhibition of oneself · participle present making an exhibition of oneself · participle past made an exhibition of oneself · past made an exhibition of oneself

  1. UKidiomaticTo embarrass oneself or others in public by behaving foolishly.

    Stop making an exhibition of yourself and let others enjoy the moment.

    2 more examples

    He tends to make an exhibition of himself at parties, trying to draw attention.

    She had far too much to drink and made an exhibition of herself by flirting with everyone.

    Synonyms: make a fool of oneself, make a spectacle of oneself

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo embarrass oneself or others in public by behaving foolishly.

Similar
make a fool of oneselfmake a spectacle of oneself
Also see
make a show of oneselfmake a spectacle of oneself

Translations

Bulgarian излагам се
  • излагам се (izlagam se)to embarrass oneself in public
Chinese Mandarin 出洋相
  • 出洋相 (chū yángxiàng)to embarrass oneself in public
Dutch zichzelf voor gek zetten
  • zichzelf voor gek zettento embarrass oneself in public
Finnish munata itsensä
  • munata itsensäto embarrass oneself in public
French se couvrir de ridicule
  • se couvrir de ridiculeto embarrass oneself in public
German sich zum Narren machen, sich blamieren
  • sich zum Narren machento embarrass oneself in public
  • sich blamierento embarrass oneself in public
Hungarian nevetségessé teszi magát
  • nevetségessé teszi magátto embarrass oneself in public
Italian rendersi ridicolo, dare spettacolo
  • rendersi ridicoloto embarrass oneself in public
  • dare spettacoloto embarrass oneself in public
Japanese 恥をさらす
  • 恥をさらす (haji o sarasu)to embarrass oneself in public
Polish robić z siebie widowisko, zrobić z siebie widowisko
  • robić z siebie widowiskoto embarrass oneself in public
  • zrobić z siebie widowiskoto embarrass oneself in public
Portuguese pagar mico, dar vexame
  • pagar micoto embarrass oneself in public
  • dar vexameto embarrass oneself in public
Russian де́лать из себя́ посме́шище, позо́риться
  • де́лать из себя́ посме́шище (délatʹ iz sebjá posméšišče)to embarrass oneself in public
  • позо́риться (pozóritʹsja)to embarrass oneself in public
Spanish hacer el ridículo
  • hacer el ridículoto embarrass oneself in public
Swedish göra bort sig
  • göra bort sigto embarrass oneself in public
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make an exhibition of oneself. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/make%20an%20exhibition%20of%20oneself

MLA

“make an exhibition of oneself.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/make%20an%20exhibition%20of%20oneself. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

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