make much of

Idioms  

1. Treat or consider as very important; also, pay someone a lot of favorable attention. For example, Bill made much of the fact that he'd been to Europe three times, or Whenever Alice came home for a visit they made much of her. [c. 1300]

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Example Sentences

But you need to know that those Dell Dollars aren’t remotely enough to make much of a difference in the lives of the middle- and lower-income kids to whom the grants are going.

From Barron's

Removing more Venezuelan barrels wouldn’t make much of a dent on global oil supply.

From Barron's

However, the rule may not make much of a difference when it comes to consumer behavior, Fiedler said.

From MarketWatch

It’s not even clear that the proposal will make much of a dent in costs for the families it does help.

From Slate

CNN is taking another shot at launching a direct-to-consumer streaming service that will make much of the channel’s news programming available without a pay TV subscription.

From Los Angeles Times

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