make little of
1make little of — 1. To treat as of little consequence, to belittle 2. To comprehend only slightly • • • Main Entry: ↑little make good, make light of, make little of, make love to, make merry see under ↑good …
2make little of — index decry, depreciate, derogate, minimize, misprize Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
3make little of — Irish to copulate with outside marriage Usually with the woman as the object, after which she is made large by impregnation: You let David Power, the doctor s son, make little of you, and get you into trouble? (Binchy, 1985) …
4make little of — {v. phr.} To make (something) seem unimportant; belittle. * /Mary made little of Jane s new bicycle because she was jealous./ * /Tom made little of his saving the drowning boy./ Contrast: MAKE MUCH OF …
5make little of — {v. phr.} To make (something) seem unimportant; belittle. * /Mary made little of Jane s new bicycle because she was jealous./ * /Tom made little of his saving the drowning boy./ Contrast: MAKE MUCH OF …
6make\ little\ of — v. phr. To make (smth) seem unimportant; belittle. Mary made little of Jane s new bicycle because she was jealous. Tom made little of his saving the drowning boy. Contrast: make much of …
7make little difference — make no/little/difference phrase to not be important, or to not have any effect Anybody can enjoy yoga, and your age makes absolutely no difference. make no/little/difference …
8To make little of — make make, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {made} (m[=a]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {making}.] [OE. maken, makien, AS. macian; akin to OS. mak?n, OFries. makia, D. maken, G. machen, OHG. mahh?n to join, fit, prepare, make, Dan. mage. Cf. {Match} an equal.] 1. To… …
9make little account of — trivialize, reduce the value of …
10make — make, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {made} (m[=a]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {making}.] [OE. maken, makien, AS. macian; akin to OS. mak?n, OFries. makia, D. maken, G. machen, OHG. mahh?n to join, fit, prepare, make, Dan. mage. Cf. {Match} an equal.] 1. To cause to …
