10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MAKE AN EXHIBITION OF ONESELF»
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1
Rajpal Dictionary
Of English Idioms & Phrases
... he made for the cinema show Make an example of somebody: Punish him as a
warning to others * It was decided to make an example of some of the top
conspirators Make an exhibition of oneself: Behave foolishly; exciting ridicule;
behave ...
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The American Heritage Dictionary
of Idioms, Second Edition
This expression was first recorded about 1391. make an exhibition of oneself
Show off or otherwise embarrass oneself in public, as in When Mike has too
much to drink he's apt to make an exhibition of himself. The first recorded use of
this term ...
3
Idiomatic Expressions with English Grammar' 99 Ed.
... someone — to overeat — to do something very badly — to make money — to
attempt to win the favor of — to earn much money — to stress; to make an issue
of MAKE AN EXHIBITION OF ONESELF MAKE AN EXHIBITION OF ONESELF.
4
Oxford Dictionary
of English
PHRASES make an exhibition of oneself behave in a very foolish or ill—judged
way in public. — ORIGIN late Middle English (in the sense 'mainte— nance,
support'; hence sense 4, mid 17th cent): via Old French from late Latin exhibitio(n
—), ...
5
Dictionary
of St. Lucian Creole: Part 1: Kwéyòl - English, ...
... espozision; ekzibision;spek1ak; an exhibition of bad manners,fe move' mes; to
make an exhibition of oneself, moutwéfos kouyon-ou. exhilarate, v., wq'wi; fe Ia)-
ou kontan; eksité; exhilarating, a., kafe dje, wejwisan; exhilaration, n., wéjwisans
...
Jones E. Mondesir, Lawrence D. Carrington, 1992
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Chambers Universal Learners' Dictionary
... brightly-coloured dresses. ex'hibitor nr a person who provides an exhibit for a
display etc: He is one of the exhibitors at the flower shmv. make an exhibition of
oneself ( derog) to behave foolishly in public: The little girl made an exhibition of
...
7
English-Albanian Dictionary
of Idioms
shall make an example of any student who misbehaves. make an exhibition of
oneself tregon se kush eshte, i nxori bojen vetes, u be palaco □ 'Pull yourself
together, man. ' 'Don't make an exhibition of yourself in the street. ' O People at
the ...
exercise object of the exercise M, OBJECT exert to exert oneself MfjU&W- \ %J]
UZUim exerts himself to please his girlfriend, a exhibition * to make an exhibition
of oneself Uj'/T- ffi ! #^trlfiS (I'm sorry to say your pampered son once again made
...
... logique demonstration madness insolence (U) Collocations folie. alienation
insolence to lack consistency - to show great / little / no consistency an exhibition
of rudeness / arrogance / musicianship / skill - to make an exhibition of oneself (
se ...
Christian Bouscaren, F. Lab, 1998
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Chambers Pocket Dictionary
make an exhibition of oneself to behave ' foolishly in public. [Lat exhibere, to
show] exhibitioner n a student receiving an educational exhibition. exhibitionism •
• 1 (derog) the tendency to behave so as to attract attention to oneself. 2 (psychol)
...
Elaine Higgleton, Howard Sargeant, Anne Seaton, 1992
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Word of the Day / Ta'arucha: What you make of your art, not yourself
The one thing it doesn't mean is to make an exhibition of oneself. There are any number of words for that in Hebrew, must of which boil down to ... «Haaretz, May 14»
