make an exhibition of oneself
- make an exhibition of oneself
выставлять себя на посмешище, ставить себя в смешное положение; попасть в дурацкое положение; тж. make a sight of oneself
‘I refused,’ his wife said, ‘To make a spectacle of myself by arguing with such a contemptible envious creature.’ (D. Carter, ‘Tomorrow Is with Us’, ch. VIII) — - я не желала выставлять себя на посмешище, - сказала его жена, - и унизиться до того, чтобы вступить в спор с этим завистливым ничтожеством.
Mary: "...Really, he ought to have more pride than to make such a show of himself." (E. O'Neill, ‘Long Day's Journey into Night’, act 1) — Мэри: "...Ну как можно ставить себя в такое смешное положение?! Где у Джейми гордость?"
Clancy: "...you're plain high. You'd better go home before you make a show of yourself." (D. Cusack, ‘Shoulder the Sky’, act III) — Клэси: "...вы напились. Идите-ка лучше домой, пока не влипли в какую-нибудь дурацкую историю."
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Смотреть что такое "make an exhibition of oneself" в других словарях:
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 — ► 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
