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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]
American Heritage Idioms
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Phrase(s): make nothing of something
to ignore something as if it had not happened; to think no more about something. (Often with it.) • My father caught me throwing the snowball, but he made nothing of it. • I made nothing of the remark, even though it seemed quite rude. • I saw him leave early, but I made nothing of it.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs