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  • 51much — See: as much as, for as much as, make much of, so much, so much for, think a great deal of or think much of …

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  • 52much — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. abundance, ample, plenty, a lot, a great deal, a volume; wealth, sufficiency. adj. many; abundant, ample, copious, plentiful, profuse. See greatness. Ant., little. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [To a… …

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  • 53make headway — verb obtain advantages, such as points, etc. The home team was gaining ground After defeating the Knicks, the Blazers pulled ahead of the Lakers in the battle for the number one playoff berth in the Western Conference • Syn: ↑gain, ↑advance, ↑win …

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  • 54make light of — {v. phr.} To treat an important matter as if it were trivial. * /One ought to know which problems to make light of and which ones to handle seriously./ Compare: LAUGH OFF. Contrast: MAKE MUCH OF …

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  • 55make 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 …

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  • 56make light of — {v. phr.} To treat an important matter as if it were trivial. * /One ought to know which problems to make light of and which ones to handle seriously./ Compare: LAUGH OFF. Contrast: MAKE MUCH OF …

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  • 57make 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 …

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  • 58make\ light\ of — v. phr. To treat an important matter as if it were trivial. One ought to know which problems to make light of and which ones to handle seriously. Compare: laugh off Contrast: make much of …

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  • 59make\ 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 …

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  • 60Much Apu About Nothing — The Simpsons episode Episode no. 151 Prod. code 3F20 Orig. airdate May 5, 1996[1] Show runner(s) Bill Oakley Josh W …

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