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PRONUNCIATION OF MAKE LITTLE OF

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WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MAKE LITTLE OF

make hay of
make hay while the sun shines
make head
make head or tail of
make heavy weather
make heavy weather of something
make it
make it snappy
make light of
make like
make love
make love to someone
make merry
make mincemeat of
make much of
make no bones about
make noises about
make of
make off
make off with

WORDS THAT END LIKE MAKE LITTLE OF

a couple of
at the expense of
because of
by virtue of
care of
for the love of
in case of
in charge of
in face of
in place of
in spite of
in the name of
in the nature of
make use of
more of
take advantage of
take care of
the right side of
think little of
to the tune of

Synonyms and antonyms of make little of in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «make little of» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MAKE LITTLE OF

Find out the translation of make little of to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of make little of from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «make little of» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

一点儿都
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

hacer algo de
570 millions of speakers

English

make little of
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

के छोटे बनाने
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

جعل قليلا من
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

сделать немного
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

fazer pouco de
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

কম করে দাও
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

faire peu de cas de qch
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Buat sedikit
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

machen wenig von
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ほとんどを作る
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

거의 을
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Nggawe sethithik
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

làm ít
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கொஞ்சம் செய்யுங்கள்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

थोडे करा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Biraz yapmak
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

fare poco di
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

zrobić trochę
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

зробити трохи
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

face mic de
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κάνει λίγο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

maak min van
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

göra lite av
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

gjør lite av
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of make little of

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MAKE LITTLE OF»

The term «make little of» is quite widely used and occupies the 51.010 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MAKE LITTLE OF» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «make little of» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «make little of» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about make little of

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MAKE LITTLE OF»

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Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
make little of sth to not consider something to be very important: He made little of his ordeal. Common mistake: little or small? Remember: use little when you want to express an attitude or feeling such as disapproval or affection: He is a nasty, ...
‎2008
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英語イディオム出題ランキング:
小林敏彦. make an appointment (with) : make an effort to do © © © make fun of © © © make it © © © make little of © © © make much of © © © make out © © © D make an appointment (with) ...
小林敏彦, 2003
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English-Albanian Dictionary of Idioms
The old woman was so decent and contented, and made so light of her infirmities that they both took an interest in her. make little of 1. s'i jap rendesi □ She made little of her troubles. 2. kuptoj fare pak gje □ / studied the letter for a long time, ...
Ilo Stefanllari, 2000
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Untitled
make little of sth to not consider something to be very important: He made little of his ordeal. Common mistake: little or small? Remember: use little when you want to express an attitude or feeling such as disapproval or affection: He is a nasty, ...
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THE PRIMIITIVE METHODIST MAGAZINE FOR THE YEAR OF OUR LORD
Surely, in pursuing this course, you make little of God's grace; you make little of that precious blood that " cleanseth from all sin ;" you make little of the word of God, which declares the blood hath made atonement for sin (Lev. xvii).
‎1860
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Chabers 21st Century Dictionary
2 a short time □ He'll be here in a little. 3 a short distance □ down the road a little. 4 a small degree or extent □ run around a little to keep warm. • little by little gradually; by degrees. • make little of something 1 to treat it as unimportant or trivial.
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Dictionary of Euphemisms
(McCall Smith, 1998—a better man than she supposed, perhaps) make 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,  ...
R. W. Holder, 2008
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Chambers Pocket Dictionary
make little of 1 to treat (something) as unimportant, not serious, etc. 2 to understand only a little of (something). — think little of to not have a very good opinion of. o See also least. less, lesser. [OE lytel] little end n the smaller end of a main ...
Elaine Higgleton, Howard Sargeant, Anne Seaton, 1992
9
Idiomatic Expressions with English Grammar' 99 Ed.
Cruz, Et Al. MAKE IT TO SOMETHING MAKE IT TO SOMETHING MAKE IT TOUGH FOR YOU MAKE IT TWO MAKE IT UP — MAKE IT WITH — MAKE KNOWN — MAKE LAND — MAKE LIGHT OF — MAKE LITTLE OF — MAKE LITTLE ...
Cruz, Et Al
10
Nietzsche: Human, All Too Human: A Book for Free Spirits
... much of little, and a majority of those who know how to make little of much; indeed, one does encounter those inverted sorcerers who, instead of creating the world out of nothing, create nothingness out of the world. 628 Seriousness in play .
Friedrich Nietzsche, R. J. Hollingdale, 1996

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MAKE LITTLE OF»

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Over the hills and across the streams
I promptly attributed the red coloured water to the presence of iron at its source, but could make little of its other two cousins. At one turn in the ... «The News on Sunday, Jul 15»
2
IFR Markets ForexWatch Asia Regional Daily Briefing
... EURJPY closes at 10 wk lows; Cable a sideshow in small range, BOE uneventful * AUD, CAD make little of China/commodities bounce; wary ... «Reuters, Jul 15»
3
Russian Sailboat Rams Icelandic Coast Guard Ships
Not to make little of the Kruzenshtern, though, which itself weighs 6,400 tonnes and is 114 metres long. The Kruzenshtern is a Russian ship, but ... «Reykjavík Grapevine, Jun 15»
4
Google announces the rebranding of Webmaster Tools
While most make little of the change, SEO expert Dan Eddington of plumbers-seo.com is looking for potential opportunity. Dan says, “When ... «Examiner.com, May 15»
5
COVERWALL | Sinead O'Connor Speaks 1992
That's not to make little of what women are saying, because women are being treated abominably by some men, but it's only because they don't ... «RollingStone.com, May 15»
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Bengaluru, Wahingdoh share spoils in thriller
Choosing to make little of the set-back, Bengaluru kept their heads down, looking to get back into the game. The attacks were frequent as were ... «Bangalore Mirror, Apr 15»
7
'Community' - Season 6 Episode 4 - 'Queer Studies and Advanced …
While his dismissiveness of Domingo is hysterical (“Confine yourself to your role, Domingo”), it becomes clear the Pelton will make little of his ... «LSU The Reveille, Mar 15»
8
Australia win Cricket World Cup - Michael Clarke bows out in style …
It was a big advantage for New Zealand to win the toss on a sunny afternoon but they could make little of it. They depended so much on a lead ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Mar 15»
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Scorecard: New Zealand vs Sri Lanka highlights
Jeevan Mendis (4) can make little of the New Zealander's pace and hostility and edges the final ball of the over to Ronchi. SL: 6-168. 35th over. «Khaleej Times, Feb 15»
10
Reality Check For Both EIA And IEA
And, the major international oil companies make little of their analysis public. For policymakers and the public, the EIA and IEA have been the ... «OilPrice.com, Feb 15»

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