Meaning of make a monkey out of | Babel Free

Definitions

To cause a person, group, or action to appear foolish or inferior; to subject someone or something to ridicule.

idiomatic, transitive

Examples

“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.”

CEFR level