Translation

• to make a fool of oneself

Synonyms

• 下不了台, 下不来, 丢丑, 丢人, 丢人现眼, 丢脸, 丢面子, 出丑, 出乖露丑, 出洋相, 坍台, 当场出彩, 掉价, 方家见笑, 狼狈不堪, 现世, 现眼, 落汤鸡, 见笑, 辱没门庭

Examples

• 幸运的是大家都明白了这个老外的意思，知道我只是闹笑话而友好地对我
  Fortunately, everybody understood what this foreigner meant, knew I was only making a fool of myself, and laughed at me.