make a fool of (verb)
1make a fool of — verb To cause (someone) to seem foolish. Syn: make a monkey of, make a monkey out of …
2make an ass of — verb To cause (someone) to seem foolish. Syn: make a fool of, make a fool out of, make a monkey of, make a monkey out of …
3make an exhibition of oneself — verb To embarrass oneself or others in public Syn: make a fool of oneself, make a spectacle of oneself …
4make a spectacle of oneself — verb To embarrass oneself or others in public Syn: make a fool of oneself, make an exhibition of oneself …
5fool — fool1 [ ful ] noun ** 1. ) count someone who does not behave in an intelligent or sensible way: You re a fool if you think you ll ever see that money again. feel (like) a fool: He made me feel like such a fool when he used me as an example! look… …
6fool — [[t]fu͟ːl[/t]] ♦♦♦ fools, fooling, fooled 1) N COUNT (disapproval) If you call someone a fool, you are indicating that you think they are not at all sensible and show a lack of good judgement. You fool! she shouted... He d been a fool to get… …
7fool — 1 noun 1 STUPID PERSON (C) a stupid person or someone who has done something stupid: What a fool she had been to think that he would stay. 2 any fool can spoken used to say that it is very easy to do something or to see that something is true:… …
8fool — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ big, great, silly, stupid ▪ You re an even bigger fool than I thought. ▪ absolute, complete, total …
9fool — I. /ful / (say foohl) noun 1. someone who lacks sense; a silly or stupid person. 2. a professional jester, formerly kept by a person of rank for amusement. 3. a weak minded or idiotic person. –verb (t) 4. to make a fool of; impose on; trick;… …
10fool — I UK [fuːl] / US [ful] noun Word forms fool : singular fool plural fools ** 1) [countable] someone who does not behave in an intelligent or sensible way You re a fool if you think you ll ever see that money again. How could you be such a stupid… …
