Synonyms

make much of

Idioms

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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Thomas, Alito and Kavanaugh apparently didn’t make much of it.

From Salon

But none of this appeared to make much of a difference on Wednesday.

From MarketWatch

But some housing industry analysts questioned whether a ban would make much of a dent in home prices, given the relatively small role of institutional investors in the overall market.

From BBC

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

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make much of

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