make an exhibition of yourself

make an exhibition of yourself
make an exhibition of (yourself) to do something that makes you look stupid and attracts other people's attention.

If he keeps on drinking he's going to end up making an exhibition of himself!


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  • make an exhibition of yourself — british phrase to behave badly in public. Thesaurus: to behave badlysynonym Main entry: exhibition * * * make an exhibition of yourself : to behave in a foolish or embarrassing way in public He got drunk at the wedding and made an exhibition of… …   Useful english dictionary

  • make an exhibition of yourself — British to behave badly in public …   English dictionary

  • make an exhibition of — (yourself) to do something that makes you look stupid and attracts other people s attention. If he keeps on drinking he s going to end up making an exhibition of himself! …   New idioms dictionary

  • make an exhibition of oneself — {v. phr.} To behave foolishly or embarrassingly in public. * /Stop drinking so much and making an exhibition of yourself./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • make an exhibition of oneself — {v. phr.} To behave foolishly or embarrassingly in public. * /Stop drinking so much and making an exhibition of yourself./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • make\ an\ exhibition\ of\ oneself — v. phr. To behave foolishly or embarrassingly in public. Stop drinking so much and making an exhibition of yourself …   Словарь американских идиом

  • exhibition — ex|hi|bi|tion W2 [ˌeksıˈbıʃən] n 1.) especially BrE a show of paintings, photographs, or other objects that people can go to see exhibition of ▪ an exhibition of black and white photographs stage/mount/hold etc an exhibition ▪ The museum is… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • exhibition — ex|hi|bi|tion [ ,eksı bıʃn ] noun count ** 1. ) a public show where art or other interesting things are put so that people can go look at them: the World Trade exhibition an exhibition hall/center/space exhibition of: an exhibition of paintings… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • exhibition */*/*/ — UK [ˌeksɪˈbɪʃ(ə)n] / US noun [countable] Word forms exhibition : singular exhibition plural exhibitions 1) a public show where art or other interesting things are put so that people can go and look at them exhibition of: an exhibition of… …   English dictionary

  • make exhibition of —    When someone behaves in such a foolish way in public that they look ridiculous, they make an exhibition of themselves.     Get down off the table Fred! You re making an exhibition of yourself! …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

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