the making of

idiom

: the cause of one's becoming a better person
His time in the army was the making of him.

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“The making of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20making%20of. Accessed 4 Dec. 2024.

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