make little of

Idioms and Phrases

see make light of .

Example Sentences

When a white woman rolls up her car window because she is afraid Gus will attack her, or when Benny gets tossed out of a pub for doubtful cause, they make little of it.

From New York Times

The documents also show that the pressure to make little of the differences between the MAX and the previous model extended to certification of the aircraft, including systems important to safety.

From Seattle Times

‘There are several pages of the same sort, rather hastily written and much damaged,’ he said; ‘but I can make little of them in this light. Now there must be a number of leaves missing, because they begin to be numbered five, the fifth year of the colony, I suppose. Let me see! No, they are too cut and stained; I cannot read them. We might do better in the sunlight. Wait! Here is something: a large bold hand using an Elvish script.’

From Literature

Suppose the police got wind of the message, they would make little of it.

From Project Gutenberg

And in the case of much that we hold dear, the same rule is seen; a pursuit we wish to be successful in we can make little of, and are thrown back from continually, while something else into which we have thrown ourselves almost accidentally prospers in our hand and blesses us.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• curtail
• decrease
• diminish
• downplay
• lessen
• play down
• reduce
• trivialize
• underestimate