make nothing of

Idioms  

1. Regard as unimportant, make light of, as in He made nothing of walking three miles to buy a newspaper . This expression was first recorded in 1632.

2. can make nothing of . Fail to accomplish, understand, or solve something, as in I could make nothing of that long speech . [Late 1600s]

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Example Sentences

“I didn’t make nothing of it,” Leonard said.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 30, 2019

“I make nothing of it,” he told reporters.

From Washington Post • Nov. 30, 2017

Though the Dodgers haven’t officially said, and will make nothing of the transition, Davis is Scully’s air apparent, so to speak.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 10, 2016

To the west of Caiapó territory, at the headquarters of a 21,000-head cattle ranch called Fazenda Jarinã, many of the employees heard the thunder and could make nothing of it.

From Slate • Jun. 3, 2012

“Well,” said I, “I can make nothing of it.”

From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker