make an ass of
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“I’ll make an ass of myself and have fun doing it, but I never want him to be the butt of the joke,” he shares.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2023
I better be able to nail “Rooster” in one take by the time I get to Seattle, so I don’t make an ass of myself.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 26, 2022
Why not watch a clip of someone make an ass of themselves and gossip about it?
From Salon • Sep. 6, 2016
McInnis does note that Shakespeare’s words are sometimes both “memorable and original”, as in the case of the phrase “to make an ass of oneself”, which the playwright “seems to have genuinely invented”.
From The Guardian • Sep. 6, 2016
Then,— "Brenton, don't make an ass of yourself," he besought his friend.
From The Brentons by Dexter, Wilson C.
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