make a monkey out of (English, verb)
expansion: make a monkey out of (third-person singular simple present makes a monkey out of, present participle making a monkey out of, simple past and past participle made a monkey out of)
Senses:
glosses: To cause a person, group, or action to appear foolish or inferior; to subject someone or something to ridicule.
tags: idiomatic
transitive
Forms:
form: makes a monkey out of
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: making a monkey out of
tags: participle
present
form: made a monkey out of
tags: participle
past
form: made a monkey out of
tags: past
form: make a monkey of
tags: alternative