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Definition of Make an example of

1. Verb. (transitive idiomatic) To punish someone so as to be a warning to others. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Make An Example Of

make a pig's ear of
make a point
make a scene
make a silk purse of a sow's ear
make a spectacle of oneself
make a splash
make a stick for one's own back
make a stink
make a virtue of necessity
make after

make against
make amends
make an appearance
make an effort
make an example of (current term)
make an exhibition of oneself
make an offer
make as if
make away
make away with

make baby Jesus cry
make belief
make believe
make bold
make book
make clean
make common cause
make conscience

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