Wiktionary
alt. (context idiomatic transitive English) To cause a person, group, or action to appear foolish or inferior; to subject someone or something to ridicule. vb. (context idiomatic transitive English) To cause a person, group, or action to appear foolish or inferior; to subject someone or something to ridicule.
Usage examples of "make a monkey out of".
He'd gone and done it for sure this time) Until now the only one who'd ever been able to make a monkey out of him had been an attractive senior in his morning class on torts.
Hed gone and done it for sure this time) Until now the only one whod ever been able to make a monkey out of him had been an attractive senior in his morning class on torts.
If you let them argue they will make a monkey out of you, for every Communist Party member has been carefully trained in parliamentary law and is skilled in parliamentary dodges -- but he has only contempt for the democratic procedures.
If you let them argue they will make a monkey out of you, for every Communist Party member has been carefully trained in parliamentary law and is skilled in parliamentary dodges - but he has only contempt for the democratic procedures.
These people search the record for two different quotes, in two different places, on two different TV shows, on two different topics, months apart, reverse the order, and patch them together to try to make a monkey out of me.
He looked so sick I tried not to look at him and I felt kind of| ashamed of making a bum out of him by letting this Perel-man make a monkey out of me like he was doing.
I'm not going to make a monkey out of myself telling your lunacy to this fish.