make capital out of

1. Use profitably, turn to account, as in The challengers made capital out of the President's signing a bill that increased taxes. This expression, first recorded in 1855, uses capital in the sense of “material wealth used to create more wealth.”

Example Sentences

“Not satisfied with one,” the other rejoined in an offended voice, “but must try and make capital out of charity.”

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Some in Spain echo the feeling that moving Franco would simply be a case of politicians trying to make capital out of the painful events of the civil war.

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"I abhor anybody that tries to make capital out of that."

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Conservative minister Cecil Parkinson raised concerns at the time of the Piper Alpha disaster over union attempts to "make capital" out of the tragedy, documents have revealed.

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He can just make capital out of it: he can say it shows how sick Europe has become that rich and successful winners are excluded and denigrated by an unholy alliance of slavishly politically correct liberals and terrorist sympathisers.

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