make capital out of something — phrase to get an advantage from a situation, especially a bad situation She accused him of trying to make political capital out of an important issue. Thesaurus: to have, or to take advantage of, an opportunitysynonym Main entry: capital … Useful english dictionary
make mincemeat (out) of someone — informal phrase to defeat someone thoroughly in a game, fight, or argument She could make mincemeat of her husband on the golf course. Thesaurus: to defeat someone in a game, competition or argumentsynonym Main entry … Useful english dictionary
make capital (out) of something — make capital (out) of sth idiom to use a situation for your own advantage • The opposition parties are making political capital out of the government s problems. Main entry: ↑capitalidiom … Useful english dictionary
make capital out of — index profit Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
make mincemeat (out) of someone — make mincemeat (out) of (someone/something) to destroy or defeat someone or something completely. A good lawyer would have made mincemeat of them in court. Etymology: from the literal meaning of mincemeat (= a food in which different things are… … New idioms dictionary
make mincemeat (out) of something — make mincemeat (out) of (someone/something) to destroy or defeat someone or something completely. A good lawyer would have made mincemeat of them in court. Etymology: from the literal meaning of mincemeat (= a food in which different things are… … New idioms dictionary
make mincemeat (out) of — (someone/something) to destroy or defeat someone or something completely. A good lawyer would have made mincemeat of them in court. Etymology: from the literal meaning of mincemeat (= a food in which different things are cut up into very small… … New idioms dictionary
make capital out of — ► make capital out of use to advantage. Main Entry: ↑capital … English terms dictionary
make mincemeat out of — informal : to destroy, ruin, or defeat (someone or something) in a very thorough and complete way Last year s champions have been making mincemeat of the competition again this year. • • • Main Entry: ↑mincemeat … Useful english dictionary
ˌmake sth ˈout — phrasal verb 1) to see, hear, or understand something with difficulty I can just make a few words out on this page.[/ex] I couldn t make out what he was saying.[/ex] 2) to write all the necessary information on a cheque or other document 3) make… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
make hamburger out of someone or something — AND make mincemeat out of someone or something tv. to beat someone or something to a pulp; to destroy someone or something. □ The puppy made mincemeat out of my paper. □ They threatened to make hamburger out of me … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
