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Definition of make of phrasal verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

make of

phrasal verb

Phrasal Verbs

make something of somebody/something

to understand the meaning or character of someone or something What do you make of it all? I can't make anything of this note. I don't know what to make of (= think of) the new manager.

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make a day of it
make the best of things
make a fool of somebody
make a fool of yourself
make a go of something
make light of something
make something of yourself
make mincemeat of somebody
make nonsense of something
make sense of something
make an example of somebody
make hard work of something
make a hash of something
make a joke of something
make a mockery of something
make a virtue of necessity
make the best of something/it
make capital (out) of something
make a drama out of something
make an exhibition of yourself

Idioms

make a day of it
make the best of things
make a fool of somebody
make a fool of yourself
make a go of something
make light of something
make something of yourself
make mincemeat of somebody
make nonsense of something
make sense of something
make an example of somebody
make hard work of something
make a hash of something
make a joke of something
make a mockery of something
make a virtue of necessity
make the best of something/it
make capital (out) of something
make a drama out of something
make an exhibition of yourself

Nearby words

make for phrasal verb
make into phrasal verb
make of phrasal verb
make off phrasal verb
make off with phrasal verb