make an exhibition of oneself
- make an exhibition of oneself
make an exhibition of oneself
to show off; to try to get a lot of attention for oneself. •
She is not just dancing, she is making an exhibition of herself.
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Whenever Rudy drinks, he makes an exhibition of himself.
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{v. phr.} To behave foolishly or embarrassingly in public. * /Stop drinking so much and making an exhibition of yourself./
Dictionary of American idioms.
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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 — ► make an exhibition of oneself behave very foolishly in public. Main Entry: ↑exhibition … English terms dictionary
make an exhibition of oneself — To behave foolishly, making oneself ridiculous • • • Main Entry: ↑exhibit * * * behave in a conspicuously foolish way in public … Useful english dictionary
make an exhibition of oneself — verb To embarrass oneself or others in public Syn: make a fool of oneself, make a spectacle of oneself … Wiktionary
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
make an exhibition of oneself — behave very foolishly in public. → exhibition … English new terms dictionary
make a spectacle of oneself — verb To embarrass oneself or others in public Syn: make a fool of oneself, make an exhibition of oneself … Wiktionary
make an exhibition of oneself — Behave with foolish ostentation … A concise dictionary of English slang
exhibition — ► NOUN 1) a public display of items in an art gallery or museum. 2) a display or demonstration of a skill or quality. ● make an exhibition of oneself Cf. ↑make an exhibition of oneself … English terms dictionary
exhibition — n. 1) to put on, stage an exhibition 2) to close; open an exhibition 3) an art; international; photo; trade exhibition 4) (misc.) to make an exhibition of oneself (by behaving badly) * * * [ˌeksɪ bɪʃ(ə)n] international open an exhibition photo… … Combinatory dictionary