be the making of

1. Be the means or cause of progress or success, as in Marriage will be the making of him. This idiom, using making in the sense of “advancement,” was first recorded about 1470.

Example Sentences

This week in Manchester could be the making of India's new skipper.

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After that promising run of form, it seemed like last season would be the making of De Ligt.

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But that approach also proved to be the making of him as first minister, showing a stark contrast in style to former Prime Minister Boris Johnson.

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While much has been written about Simon's racy spate of album covers, her songs themselves proved to be the making of her career, with wide-ranging themes about the nature of post-1960s womanhood during an era marked by women's lib and "The Mary Tyler Moore Show."

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He has increased competition in midfield now at Anfield, following the arrival of Alexis Mac Allister and Dominik Szoboszlai, but this could well be the making of him rather than a hindrance.

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