Idiom
make a monkey out of
Meaning
To cause a person, group, or action to appear foolish or inferior; to subject someone or something to ridicule.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“Don't let him make a monkey out of you.”
“The politician tried to make a monkey out of his opponent during the live debate.”
“By presenting false evidence in front of the entire board, the manager effectively made a monkey out of his most experienced team members.”
Examples
simple
“Don't let him make a monkey out of you.”
contextual
“The politician tried to make a monkey out of his opponent during the live debate.”
complex
“By presenting false evidence in front of the entire board, the manager effectively made a monkey out of his most experienced team members.”
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