Definition
To cause a person, group, or action to appear foolish or inferior; to subject someone or something to ridicule.
In Context
- "The rough old sealer swore some terrible oaths, protesting "that he would not make a monkey of himself, by appearing in this garb.""
- "Across France last week, doctors were trying to make a monkey of the government-controlled health-insurance system. . . . Doctors in many départements went on informal strike."
- "It is very difficult to make a monkey out of policy makers who can read and write and can argue a case logically."