make a fool of

Meaning

1. Oxford63% of films

   to say or do sth deliberately so that people will think that sb is stupid

   Professor, they want to make a fool of you.

2. Editorial38% of films

   to behave in a silly or embarrassing way so that you yourself look stupid

   Before you make a fool of yourself.

In the movies · 12

• You've come all this way for one night. All to make a fool of me.Cleopatra1963
• Professor, they want to make a fool of you.Funny Face1957
• Stop the nonsense! Don't try to make a fool of me!Oliver Twist1948
• Before you make a fool of yourself.Joker2019
• He did make a fool of himself professionally.The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo2011
• Are you trying to make a fool of me?Hotel Rwanda2004
• You won't make a fool of yourself. It's in your blood.Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone2001
• I need someone to make a fool of themselves, cause a distraction.Samaritan2022

From the same entry

• act the fool
• any fool can
• be no fool
• a fool and his money are soon parted
• fools rush in
• make a fool of yourself
• more fool
• no fool like an old fool
• not suffer fools gladly
• you could have fooled me
• fool around

More idioms

• make a fool of yourself
• on the safe side
• once in a blue moon
• out of your head
• for once
• feel sorry for yourself
• give a hard time
• the minute
• a train of thought
• come to terms with
• hit the nail on the head
• a change of heart