make a spectacle of



make a spectacle of yourself

to do something that attracts people's attention and makes you look stupid She did not scream and shout or otherwise make a spectacle of herself.
Related vocabulary: make a fool of yourself
See also: make, of, spectacle

make a spectacle of yourself

to do something that makes you look stupid and attracts other people's attention I wasn't going to make a spectacle of myself by dancing with my grandma!
See also: make, of, spectacle

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Zenobiazə-NO-bee-ə (English)Ancient Greek
Emmanuellee-man-WELFrench
Mathghamhain-Ancient Irish
Cyneweard-Anglo-Saxon
Inger['iŋgə]
Henda-Yiddish