(do) (you) want to make something of it?
(do) (you) want to make something of it?
A threat to begin an intense fight or argue about something, usually something minor or easy to overlook. A: "Think you're being funny, huh? Do you want to make something of it?" B: "No, I'm sorry, I simply wasn't thinking when I said that about your marriage. That's all." A: "I heard your dad got fired for drinking on the job again." B: "That's right, want to make something of it? Because I'd be more than happy to wipe that smug grin off your face!" Yeah, I dropped out of high school, so what? You want to make something of it?
See also: make, of, something, want
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
(Do you) want to make something of it?
and You want to make something of it?Do you want to start a fight about it? (Rude and contentious.) Tom: You're really bugging me. It's not fair to pick on me all the time. Bill: You want to make something of it? Bob: Please be quiet. You're making too much noise. Fred: Do you want to make something of it?
See also: make, of, want
Want to make something of it?
and Wanna make sumpin' of it?Inf. Do you want to fight about it? (See also ) So, I'm a little ugly. Wanna make sumpin' of it? I'm sitting in your usual chair, you say? Want to make something of it?
See also: make, of, want
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
Want to make something of it?
and Wanna make sumpin’ of it? interrog. Do you want to fight about it? So, I’m a little ugly. Wanna make sumpin’ of it?
See also: make, of, something, want
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
- (you) wanna make something of it?
- a straw will show which way the wind blows
- all for the best
- (you've) got to get up pretty early in the morning to (do something)
- a/the feel of (something)
- (I) wouldn't (do something) if I were you
- a horse of another
- a horse of another color
- a horse of another colour
- all righty