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Make Sth/Sb Opinion Reaction I Martin Pointing Small

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what do you make of sth/sb? if you ask someone what they make of something or someone, you want to know what their opinion of or reaction to them is:
▪ "I say, what do you make of this?" Martin said, pointing to a small article in that morning's paper.


not know what to make of sth/sb (=not know how to understand or react towards something or someone)
▪ When the company suddenly announced that its regional offices were closing, we didn't know what to make of it.
▪ Hudson didn't like children, and never really knew what to make of his son.
■ SIMILAR TO: ↑think of

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