(sich) zum Narren machen
to make a fool of oneself
Türkçe: kendini rezil etmek
In a sentence
Mit seiner albernen Verkleidung macht er sich auf der Party zum Narren.
How it is used
Means 'to make a fool of oneself' by acting silly or embarrassing. Neutral register. Use when you trip in public and everyone laughs. Common mistake: forgetting the reflexive 'sich' (e.g., 'ich mache zum Narren' is wrong).
Other verbs that go with Narr
This is the choice the collocation turns on.
Other collocations built on machen
- sich zum Affen machento make a fool of oneself
- (s)einen Abschluss machento make a deal
- eine Andeutung machento make a hint/suggestion
- den / einen Anfang machen mit+Dat.to be the first to begin something
- jdm. ein Angebot machento propose a deal or price to someone
- Angaben machen zu+Dat.to provide details/information about something
- jdm. Ärger bereiten / machento cause trouble/annoyance for someone
- jdm. Angst machento scare/frighten someone
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