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Making a monkey out of me? Yes, it's a good phrase. You mean he's trying to make me look foolish or to humiliate me.

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He's certainly done that! 短语 'to make a monkey out of someone' 意思就是愚弄某人，让某人出洋相，也就是我们常说的被人耍（猴）啦！下面我们听几个例句：

Examples

Mary made a monkey out me by telling to me to ask her best friend out on a date – she said no!

My boyfriend's always making a monkey out of himself by getting drunk at parties.

Sid made a monkey out of Paul by telling him to wear a suit to the party – everyone else was wearing jeans!

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这个词的意思很清楚了。不过，愚弄别人或被别愚弄都不是好事儿。我记得，好像还有一个类似的表达， 'making a fool out of someone'. So Rob">Rob">Rob">Rob, you're angry because he's made a fool out of you?

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Yes! This phrase doesn't just apply to people who dress up like monkeys. It can apply to any situation where somewhere has been made to look foolish or ridiculous – like me!

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是的，这个表达的使用面儿更宽一些，而不仅仅限于装扮猴子式的捉弄或取笑。

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But Li">Li">Li">Li">Li">Li">Li">Li, this phrase compares someone to a monkey because monkeys look like they are fooling around. And that makes me look really stupid!

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