make an ass of
verbDefinitions
To cause (someone) to appear foolish.
- I ſee their knauery; this is to make an aſſe of me, / to fright me if they could; […]
- I had sprung to my feet. I was speaking, and yet I had prepared no words. Tarp Henry, my companion, was plucking at my skirts and I heard him whispering, "Sit down, Malone! Don't make a public ass of yourself."
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