make+foolish
31Make a monkey of someone — If you make a monkey of someone, you make them look foolish …
32make a monkey out of — verb To cause a person, group, or action to appear foolish or inferior; to subject someone or something to ridicule. The rough old sealer swore some terrible oaths, protesting that he would not make a monkey of himself, by appearing in this garb …
33make exhibition of — When someone behaves in such a foolish way in public that they look ridiculous, they make an exhibition of themselves. Get down off the table Fred! You re making an exhibition of yourself! …
34make a spectacle of oneself — behave in a disreputable or foolish manner in a public place …
35make a fool of oneself — appear foolish through incompetent or inappropriate behaviour. → fool …
36make an exhibition of oneself — Behave with foolish ostentation …
37empty vessels make the most sound — Foolish or witless persons are the most talkative or noisy. Vessel here means a receptacle, as a drinking vessel. a 1430 J. LYDGATE Pilgrimage of Man (EETS) 1. 15933 A voyde vessel..maketh outward a gret soun, Mor than..what yt was ful. 1547 W.… …
38To make a fool of — Fool Fool, n. [OE. fol, n. & adj., F. fol, fou, foolish, mad; a fool, prob. fr. L. follis a bellows, wind bag, an inflated ball; perh. akin to E. bellows. Cf. {Folly}, {Follicle}.] 1. One destitute of reason, or of the common powers of… …
39My Foolish Heart (film) — My Foolish Heart Directed by Mark Robson Produced by Samuel Goldwyn …
40To make nice of — Nice Nice (n[imac]s), a. [Compar. {Nicer} (n[imac] s[ e]r); superl. {Nicest}.] [OE., foolish, fr. OF. nice ignorant, fool, fr. L. nescius ignorant; ne not + scius knowing, scire to know. Perhaps influenced by E. nesh delicate, soft. See {No}, and …