make nothing of

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]

Example Sentences

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

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“I can make nothing of such a hand as that; almost without lines: besides, what is in a palm? Destiny is not written there.”

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“Uhm, didn’t make nothing of it,” Leonard said of the reception.

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

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But he could make nothing of her face.

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