make an ass of oneself

idiom

informal
: to behave very foolishly
I made an ass of myself at the party.

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“Make an ass of oneself.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/make%20an%20ass%20of%20oneself. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.

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