make something of somebody/something phrasal verb ( see also ↑ make )
1 . to have a particular opinion about or understanding of something or someone:
I didn’t know what to make of her.
What do you make of the idea?
2 . to use the opportunities that you have in order to become successful:
I want to make something of my life.
make something of yourself
She has the ambition and talent to make something of herself.
3 . make the most of something to get as much advantage as you can from a situation while you are able to:
We’ve only got one day in Paris, so we’d better make the most of it.
4 . make too much of something to treat something as if it is more important than it really is:
It would be a mistake to make too much of these findings.
⇨ make much of somebody/something at ↑ much 2 (17)
5 . make a day/night/evening of it informal to spend a whole day, night etc doing something, because you have chosen to:
We decided to take a picnic and make a day of it.
⇨ make a go of something at ↑ go 2 (3), ⇨ make the best of something at ↑ best 3 (9), ⇨ see what somebody is made of at ↑ made (4)