make little of (someone or something)
make little of (someone or something)
To criticize, deprecate, or belittle someone or something. I can tell that the rest of the team makes little of the work I contribute. Sarah's father made little of her for her entire childhood, but it only gave her the resolve to do great things.
See also: little, make, of
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
make little of someone or something
to minimize someone or something; to play someone or something down; to belittle someone or something. John made little of my efforts to collect money for charity. The neighbors made little of John and thought he would amount to nothing.
See also: little, make, of
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
make ˈlittle of something
1 treat something as unimportant or less important than expected: She made little of all the problems in the department and said everything was all right.
2 hardly understand something: I read the article on the relationship between physics and art, but I’m afraid I could make little of it.
See also: little, make, of, something
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary
- make little of
- make little of something
- two jumps ahead (of someone or something)
- two jumps ahead of
- two leaps ahead (of someone or something)
- two steps ahead (of someone or something)
- hold (someone or something) out of (something)
- toss out of (something or some place)
- say (something) about (someone or something)
- say about