MAKE GREAT / MUCH PLAY OF STH

Meaning of MAKE GREAT / MUCH PLAY OF STH in English

to emphasize the importance of a particular fact :

He made great play of the fact that his uncle was a duke.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005

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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
PLAY — I In zoology, actions that have all the elements of purposeful behaviour but are performed for no apparent reason. Play …
Английский словарь Британика
GREAT — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Carolus Magnus Charles the Great Great Learning Herod the Great Stephen the Great Theodoric …
Английский словарь Британика
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Webster's New International English Dictionary
MUCH — I. |məch adjective ( more (|)mō(ə)r, -ȯ(ə)r, -ȯə, -ȯ(ə) ; most (|)mōst) Etymology: Middle English muche, miche, from muchel, michel …
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Webster's New International English Dictionary
GREAT — I. ˈgrā]t, South often -re(ə)] or -rāə]; usu ]d.+V adjective ( -er/-est ) Etymology: Middle English grete, from Old English …
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STH — abbreviation somatotropic hormone
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STH — abbreviation south
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Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
MUCH — /much/ , adj., more, most , n., adv., more, most . adj. 1. great in quantity, measure, or degree: too …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
MAKE — make 1 — makable , adj. /mayk/ , v. , made, making , n. v.t. 1. to bring into existence …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
GREAT — — greatness , n. /grayt/ , adj., greater, greatest , adv., n., pl. greats , ( esp. collectively ) great …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PLAY — I. ˈplā noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English plega; akin to Old English plegan to play, Middle Dutch pleyen …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
MUCH — I. ˈməch adjective ( more ˈmȯr ; most ˈmōst) Etymology: Middle English muche large, much, from michel, muchel, from Old …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
MAKE — I. ˈmāk verb ( made ˈmād ; mak·ing ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English macian; akin to Old High …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
GREAT — I. ˈgrāt, Southern also ˈgre(ə)t adjective Etymology: Middle English grete, from Old English grēat; akin to Old High German grōz …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PLAY — noun amusement; sport; frolic; gambols. 2. play ·noun performance on an instrument of music. 3. play ·noun to act on …
Webster English vocab
MUCH — (·comp & ·superl wanting, but supplied by) many in number. 2. much ·adj to a great degree or extent; greatly; …
Webster English vocab
MAKE — vt to be engaged or concerned in. 2. make ·noun a companion; a mate; often, a husband or a wife. …
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GREAT — superl pregnant; big (with young). 2. great ·noun the whole; the gross; as, a contract to build a ship by …
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STH — ■ abbreviation south.
Concise Oxford English vocab
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Merriam-Webster English vocab
MUCH — [much] adj more ; most [ME muche large, much, fr. michel, muchel, fr. OE micel, mycel; akin to OHG mihhil …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
MAKE — [make] vb made ; mak.ing [ME, fr. OE macian; akin to OHG mahhon to prepare, make, Gk magenai to be …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
GREAT — [great] adj [ME grete, fr. OE great; akin to OHG groz large] (bef. 12c) 1 a: notably large in size: …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
PLAY — / pleɪ; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb OF CHILDREN 1. play (with sb/sth) to do things for pleasure, …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MUCH — / mʌtʃ; NAmE / determiner , pronoun , adverb ■ determiner , pronoun used with uncountable nouns, especially in negative …
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MAKE — / meɪk; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb ( made , made / meɪd; NAmE /) CREATE 1. make …
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
MUCH — I. much 1 S1 W1 /mʌtʃ/ BrE AmE adverb 1 . by a great amount much better/greater/easier etc Henry’s room …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
GREAT — I. great 1 S1 W1 /ɡreɪt/ BrE AmE adjective ( comparative greater , superlative greatest ) [ Word Family: noun …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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Английский основной разговорный словарь
MUCH — adj., n., & adv. --adj. 1 existing or occurring in a great quantity (much trouble; not much rain; too much …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
MAKE — v. & n. --v. (past and past part. made) 1 tr. construct; create; form from parts or other substances (made …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
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Английский основной разговорный словарь
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Concise Oxford English Dictionary
MUCH — adj., n., & adv. adj. 1 existing or occurring in a great quantity (much trouble; not much rain; too much …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
MAKE — v. & n. v. (past and past part. made) 1 tr. construct; create; form from parts or other substances (made …
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Oxford English vocab
MUCH — adj., n., & adv. --adj. 1. existing or occurring in a great quantity (much trouble; not much rain; too much …
Oxford English vocab
MAKE — v. & n. --v. (past and past part. made) 1. tr. construct; create; form from parts or other substances (made …
Oxford English vocab
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Oxford English vocab
MAKE — I. CARRYING OUT AN ACTION /meɪk/ ( makes, making, made) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MUCH — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. You use much to indicate the …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
GREAT — ( greater, greatest, greats) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. You use …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MUCH — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. You use ~ to indicate the …
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
MUCH — adverb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES After much deliberation ▪ After much deliberation , first prize was awarded to Derek Murray. …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
GREAT — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a better/greater/deeper understanding ▪ All of this will lead to a better understanding of …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
GREAT — (GOOD) [adjective] -er, -est [informal] - very good; wonderfula great surprise/idea/reliefWe had a great time last night at the party.It's …
Cambridge English vocab
PLAY — n. song play chronicle play history play miracle play morality play mumming play mummers' play mystery play Passion play problem …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
GREAT — adj. Alfred the Great Carolus Magnus Charles the Great Great Learning Herod the Great Stephen the Great Theodoric the Great …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
PLAY — Synonyms and related words : ALGOL, COBOL, FORTRAN, Grand Guignol, Passion play, Tom show, abuse, accentuate, accompany, act, act a …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
MUCH — See: AS MUCH AS, FOR AS MUCH AS, MAKE MUCH OF, SO MUCH, SO MUCH FOR, THINK A GREAT DEAL …
Slang English vocab
MUCH — See ↑ LOT 1,10,14 ◆◆◆ • ↑ be much of a muchness • ↑ be too much for sb • …
Longman Activator English vocab
PLAY — n. 25B6; verb the children played with toys : AMUSE ONESELF, entertain oneself, enjoy oneself, have fun; relax, occupy oneself, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
MUCH — n. 25B6; determiner did you get much help? : A LOT OF, a great/good deal of, a great/large amount of, …
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GREAT — adj. 25B6; adjective they showed great interest : CONSIDERABLE, substantial, significant, appreciable, special, serious; exceptional, extraordinary. a great expanse of …
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