make an ass
1make an ass of — (yourself) to behave in a silly way. Simon drank too much and made a complete ass of himself at the party …
2make an ass of oneself — To behave like a fool • • • Main Entry: ↑make * * * informal behave in a way that makes one look foolish or stupid he is stewed and about to make an ass of himself …
3make an ass of yourself — make an ass of (yourself) to behave in a silly way. Simon drank too much and made a complete ass of himself at the party …
4make an ass of yourself — If you behave so stupidly that you appear ridiculous, you make an ass of yourself. Tom made an ass of himself by singing a love song outside Laura s door! …
5make 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 …
6To make an ass of one's self — Ass Ass, n. [OE. asse, AS. assa; akin to Icel. asni, W. asen, asyn, L. asinus, dim. aselus, Gr. ?; also to AS. esol, OHG. esil, G. esel, Goth. asilus, Dan. [ae]sel, Lith. asilas, Bohem. osel, Pol. osiel. The word is prob. of Semitic origin; cf.… …
7make an ass of oneself — one who plays the fool …
8make — make1 [māk] vt. made, making [ME maken < OE macian, akin to Ger machen < IE base * maĝ , to knead, press, stretch > MASON, Gr magis, kneaded mass, paste, dough, mageus, kneader] 1. to bring into being; specif., a) to form by shaping or… …
9ass — S2 [æs] n [Sense: 1; Origin: Old English assa, from Latin asinus] [Sense: 2; Date: 1800 1900; Origin: Changed spelling of arse (11 21 centuries), from Old English Ars, ears] 1.) not polite a stupid, annoying person = ↑ …
10Ass — Ass, n. [OE. asse, AS. assa; akin to Icel. asni, W. asen, asyn, L. asinus, dim. aselus, Gr. ?; also to AS. esol, OHG. esil, G. esel, Goth. asilus, Dan. [ae]sel, Lith. asilas, Bohem. osel, Pol. osiel. The word is prob. of Semitic origin; cf. Heb.… …