10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MAKE A THING OF»
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make a thing of in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
make a thing of and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Wordsworth Dictionary
of Idioms
... or two (in/) to be wise and show good practical judgement: George wouldn 't
sign a document he hadn't read — he knows a thing or two. make a thing of (
something) (in/) to make a fuss about (something): Don't make a thing of leaving
early, ...
Elizabeth McLaren Kirkpatrick, C. M. Schwarz, 1993
2
Sterling Dictionary
of Idioms
(b) I have got a thing about people asking time. make a thing of something make
a fuss about something If you want to make a thing of my way of dressing, I shall
be happy to quit. one of those things an unforttmate event, experience, etc. that ...
3
The Civil Code
of Lower Canada: together with
a synopsis
of ...
104, 5 ; 5 P. Fr. 220, 1 ; C. X. 571. [I. 463.] 436. When a person has made use of
materials which in part belonged to him and in part did not, to make a thing of a
different kind, witheut either of the two materials being entirely destroyed, but in ...
Thomas McCord, Québec (Province)., 1870
4
Essays on I. Moral Sentiments; II. Astronomical Inquiries; ...
But it should be remembered, that to make a thing of one kind resemble another
thing of a very different kind, is the very circumstance which, in all the Imitative
Arts, constitutes the merits of imitation; and that to shape, and as it were to bend,
...
5
Essays On, I. Moral Sentiments: II. Astronomical Inquiries; ...
But it should be remembered, that to make a thing of one kind resemble another
thing of a very different kind, is the very circumstance which, in all the Imitative
Arts, constitutes the merits of imitation ; and that to shape, and as it were to bend,
...
6
Concise English Dictionary
... hear imaginary noises, voices, etc.; know a thing or two to be shrewd; make a
good thing of it to reap a good advantage from; make a thing of to make an issue,
point of controversy, of: to fuss about; no such thing something very different: no,
...
7
A Letter to the Dissenters
... a miftake; the School- men fay there is one Thing that even God himfelf cannot
do, that is, he cannot make a Thing not to have been, which once has been ; and
if this be True, I must add, add, Man cannot make a Thing of this Nature which ) .
8
Essays on philosophical subjects: to which is prefixed an ...
But it should be remembered, that to make a thing of one kind resemble another
thing of a very different kind, is the very circumstance which, in all the Imitative
Arts, constitutes the merits of imitation ; and that to shape, and as it were to bend,
...
Adam Smith, Dugald Stewart, Joseph Black, 1795
9
Sweden, Norway and Denmark, Finland, Spain
383: “[a] person who in good faith employs the material of another in whole or in
part in order to make a thing of a different kind, shall appropriate the thing thus
transformed as his own, indemnifying the owner of the material for its value.
Wolfgang Faber, Brigitta Lurger, 2010
10
Duns Scotus and the Problem
of Universals
Matter with the species-form suffices to distinguish between things of a species,
but does matter with the species-form suffice to make a thing of a species a
unique and unrepeatable individual? Furth does not address the question, and
what ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MAKE A THING OF»
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make a thing of is used in the context of the following news items.
Stephanie Pratt: My Style Rules
Do you have a particular area you like to cover up or not make a thing of? I don't like my stomach because I'm like a square so I don't often ... «Closer, Jul 15»
Leeds United: You can never have too many strikers – Ritchie
But I always used to try and have that strong team spirit and make a thing of it. Every team I was at had that and we were all as one together in ... «Yorkshire Evening Post, Jul 15»
Hey, Kendall Jenner! 9 hot new necklaces you and your boyfriend …
... hope he doesn't make a thing of it! To be fair, if Douglas Booth was our boyfriend, we wouldn't mind him stealing our old shabby necklaces! «Now Magazine Online, Jun 15»
Steven Mullaney drops moustache and mullet and is ready for T20 …
"It's people outside who make a thing of that. We know what we've got to do," he said. "We've not turned up in the quarter-finals but we can't ... «Nottingham Post, May 15»
ALP national president Jenny McAllister poised to start Senate role
... job as a senator this week after being selected through the same kind of opaque factional process that she wants to make a thing of the past. «Sydney Morning Herald, May 15»
Albert Maysles' 'Iris' eclipses his restored 'Grey Gardens'
But not even the Beales' eager complicity as they rehash the past and exhume old resentments can make a thing of beauty out of their endless ... «Los Angeles Times, Apr 15»
Drug issues prompt new plan at Byron-Bergen H.S.
It's incidents like that that school officials are hoping to make a thing of the past with a new plan. The three-part plan calls for hiring a new ... «WKBW-TV, Apr 15»
Marathon runners bring out our competitive streak
“Why does everyone else have to make a thing of it?” she asks. I agree. The Japanese novelist and ultra-marathon runner Haruki Murakami ... «Financial Times, Apr 15»
From 'Banana' To 'Cucumber,' New Series Spans The Spectrum Of …
NRI: (As Lance Sullivan) I understand. FRANKLIN: (As Henry Best) Oh, don't make a thing of it. NRI: (As Lance Sullivan) I'm not. I asked a question. You said no. «New Hampshire Public Radio, Apr 15»
Why does Greenpeace care about the Modern Slavery Act?
... is offset by a different and altogether more harrowing setting, but one that the Modern Slavery Act will hopefully help make a thing of the past. «Greenpeace UK, Mar 15»
