make a martyr of

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make a martyr of someone

to treat someone badly with the result that other people feel sympathy for them. The government knows that if they stop him standing in the elections they will make a martyr of him from the point of view of the international community.

make a martyr of yourself

to do things which are difficult or unpleasant for you, often when it is not necessary. She's made a real martyr of herself, wearing herself out doing everything for her family.

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At the appointed hour Elder William Hitch rose, and, in an irritated voice, as if he had already been contradicted, said, "I tell you that Joe Smith is a martyr, that his brother Hiram is a martyr, and that the persecutions of the United States Government against the prophets will also make a martyr of Brigham Young. Around The World In Eighty Days by Verne, Jules View in context More results

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