Usually means: Make someone look foolish publicly.
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  1. make a monkey out of: Merriam-Webster
  2. make a monkey out of: Wiktionary
  3. make a monkey out of: Dictionary.com

Definitions from Wiktionary (make a monkey out of)

verb:  (idiomatic, transitive) To cause a person, group, or action to appear foolish or inferior; to subject someone or something to ridicule.

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