- make a monkey of (or out of)
- make a monkey of (or out of)make (someone) appear ridiculous.→ monkey
English new terms dictionary. 2014.
make a monkey of (or out of)
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make a monkey out of — ► make a monkey of (or out of) make a fool of. Main Entry: ↑monkey … English terms dictionary
make a monkey of — ► make a monkey of (or out of) make a fool of. Main Entry: ↑monkey … English terms dictionary
make a monkey of someone — make a monkey of (or out of) someone humiliate someone by making them appear ridiculous … Useful english dictionary
make a monkey out of — informal : to cause (someone) to look very foolish : to make a fool out of (someone) I m not going to let that salesman make a monkey out of me! • • • Main Entry: ↑monkey … Useful english dictionary
make a monkey out of — make a monkey of she made a monkey out of Clark in front of his friends Syn: make someone look foolish, make a fool of, make a laughingstock of, ridicule, make fun of, poke fun at … Thesaurus of popular words
make a monkey (out) of (someone) — old fashioned to make someone seem stupid. That s enough of your silly tricks. Nobody makes a monkey out of me! … New idioms dictionary
make a monkey out of someone — phrase to make someone seem stupid Thesaurus: mocking and mockeryhyponym laughter and the sound of laughtersynonym Main entry: monkey … Useful english dictionary
make a monkey (out) of somebody — make a ˈmonkey (out) of sb f6 idiom to make sb seem stupid Main entry: ↑monkeyidiom … Useful english dictionary
make a monkey out of — If you humiliate someone by making them appear ridiculous or foolish, you make a monkey (out) of that person. That s enough teasing. Don t make a monkey out of him … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
make a monkey (out) of — idi make a monkey (out) of, to cause to appear ridiculous; make a fool of … From formal English to slang
