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Meanings of make a martyr in English

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Usage of make a martyr in English
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She will do nothing but cry and make a martyr of herself.
Sisters Three
2
Now you are trying to make a martyr of yourself for me.
A Face Illumined
3
Do you think I'm fool enough to make a martyr of him?
Harrigan
4
Yes; I'll make a martyr of myself and help you eat the egg.
The Circus Boys on the Mississippi; Or, Afloat with the Big Show...
5
It might dignify him too much, make a martyr of him.
Army Boys on German Soil: Our Doughboys Quelling the Mobs
6
I'm not going to make a martyr of myself to please any one.
Grace Harlowe's First Year at Overton College
7
Mr. Smith's friends will try to make a martyr of him.
The Story of a Dark Plot; Or, Tyranny on the Frontier
8
Why do you make a martyr of yourself for such a petty cause?
The Butterfly House
9
So now what I want to do is to make a martyr of you.
100%: the Story of a Patriot
10
We're not even going to beat you up and make a martyr of you.
King Coal : a Novel
11
Death can make a martyr out of a rebel chief, or cripple an insurgency.
Reuters
12
I'll leave out your fine phrases in order not to make a martyr of you.
The Social Cancer: A Complete English Version of Noli Me Tangere
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Because at this point, Folau is trying to make a martyr of himself -nothing else.
News.com.au
14
If our Zoe is really fond of him, it would only make a martyr of him.
The Money Master, Volume 3.
15
Go ahead and make a martyr of yourself over your silly pride if you want to!
The Fifth Ace
16
It seems as if the man made it only to make a martyr of me with it.
Marie Antoinette and Her Son
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