make a spectacle of yourself
spectacle
adjective[ before noun ]
uk /ˈspek.tə.kəl/ us /ˈspek.tə.kəl/
relating to spectacles(= glasses):
a spectacle case
He developed the market for plastic spectacle lenses.
Why do spectacle frames cost so much?
The number of spectacle wearers in the UK is growing.

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spectacle | American Dictionary

spectacle
noun[ C ]
us/ˈspek·tə·kəl/

spectaclenoun[C] (UNUSUAL EVENT)

an unusual or unexpected event or situation that attracts attention:
an amazing/terrible spectacle
The trial became a public spectacle.
She made a spectacle of herself (= behaved in a way that attracted attention and made her look ridiculous).

spectaclenoun[C] (PUBLIC SHOW)

a large public event or show:
The fireworks were a magnificent spectacle.

Examples of spectacle

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In these large-scale spectacles, traditional masks, individuality, and the interaction between audience and participants have largely lost their importance.
Sensory impairments should be addressed, which may necessitate the patient having access to spectacles or a hearing aid as appropriate.
Aerial performance derived from circus acts has become an indispensable part of large public spectacles.
In imag ining the city, both spectacles explicitly cr iticise the way in which mechanical work divorces the individual from any meaningful participation in creation.
What was the equivalent of spectacles, the microscope, telescope, or the ear-trumpet?
One propensity common to them all was a preference for showing spectacles rather than talking.
An interesting issue is the extent to which bifocal and varifocal spectacles might be a contributory factor in falls on stairs.
After he finished with the woman, he charged the passers-by like crazy: he hit them, torn up their clothes, and broke their spectacles.
When viewed through age-sensitised spectacles, how does the tradition shape up ?
A psychophysical and functional imaging study of adaptation to inverting spectacles.
The wife of a clothier, she wore spectacles, wrote letters, owned books, and taught children to read.
Next are the 'faux savants', all wearing gold spectacles; claiming science to be infallible, they chant contemporary scientific words with obvious anachronism.
Two observers use their spectacles to obtain good acuity; the third observer is emmetropic.
Urbanites learned of the new products and goods available to them through print media, marketing spectacles, like raffles, and other forms of eye-catching public display.
In a way, these public spaces showcased spectacles, where passersby took in displays of leisure and consumption like spectators.
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