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to make someone become a better or more successful person College was the making of Joe.
to have the qualities that are necessary to become something Her first novel has all the makings of a classic. He has the makings of a first-rate lawyer.
in the process of becoming something or of being made This model was two years in the making. These events are history in the making.
(of a problem, difficulty, etc.) created by you rather than by someone or something else
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