make something of it
Definition of make something of it
informal
: to treat something as a reason for arguing or being angry —used in speech as an angry way of telling someone that one is prepared to fight or argue about something Yes, I got home late last night. Do you want to make something of it?
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: behave, act
: to begin or seem to begin (an action)
: to cause to happen to or be experienced by someone
: the manner or style in which a thing is constructed
: brand
: the physical, mental, or moral constitution of a person
: some indeterminate or unspecified thing
: a person or thing of consequence
: one having more or less the character, qualities, or nature of something different
: in some degree : somewhat
: used as an intensive giving adverbial force to an adjective
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