make an show of oneself

  • 1make 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

  • 2make 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

  • 3show — v. & n. v. (past part. shown or showed) 1 intr. & tr. be, or allow or cause to be, visible; manifest; appear (the buds are beginning to show; white shows the dirt). 2 tr. (often foll. by to) offer, exhibit, or produce (a thing) for scrutiny etc.… …

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  • 4show — verb (past participle shown or showed) 1》 be, allow, or cause to be visible.     ↘exhibit or produce for inspection.     ↘present (a film or television programme) on a screen for viewing.     ↘represent or depict in art.     ↘(show oneself or one …

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  • 5show off — I (Roget s IV) v. Syn. brag, swagger, make a spectacle of oneself; see boast 1 . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. *hotdog, brag, swagger, strut, peacock, *showboat, *grandstand, flaunt, *strut one s stuff …

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  • 6show — [shō] vt. showed, shown or showed, showing [ME schewen < OE sceawian, akin to Ger schauen, to look at < IE base * (s)keu , to notice, heed > L cavere, to beware, OE hieran, to HEAR] 1. to bring or put in sight or view; cause or allow to… …

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  • 7show — ► VERB (past part. shown or showed) 1) be, allow, or make visible. 2) exhibit or produce for inspection or viewing. 3) represent or depict in art. 4) display or allow to be perceived (a quality, emotion, or characteristic). 5) demonstrate or… …

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  • 8show — vt showed, shown, or, showed, show·ing: to demonstrate or establish by argument, reasoning, or evidence must show a compelling need for the court action show cause: to establish by reasoning and evidence a valid reason for something if a debtor… …

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  • 9Make — (m[=a]k), v. i. 1. To act in a certain manner; to have to do; to manage; to interfere; to be active; often in the phrase to meddle or make. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] A scurvy, jack a nape priest to meddle or make. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. To proceed;… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 10make — make1 makable, adj. /mayk/, v., made, making, n. v.t. 1. to bring into existence by shaping or changing material, combining parts, etc.: to make a dress; to make a channel; to make a work of art. 2. to produce; cause to exist or happen; bring… …

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