make a fool of's Usage Examples:

with a red-haired hound dog, whom the rabbit sets out to evade and make a fool of using one-liners, reverse psychology, disguises and other tricks.

the exam with flying colors and suspects Toni of having set out to make a fool of him.

early eighteenth century verb to doodle, meaning "to swindle or to make a fool of".

According to Coleridge he was a shrewd negotiator, "tho’ he would not make a fool of himself by giving an extravagant price, yet he would bid hard.

Synonyms:

overdo; do; exaggerate;

Antonyms:

desensitize; calmness; delay; decompression;