make capital out of



make capital out of

Use profitably, turn to account, as in The challengers made capital out of the President's signing a bill that increased taxes . This expression, first recorded in 1855, uses capital in the sense of "material wealth used to create more wealth."
See also: capital, make, of, out

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Liborio-Italian
Theodoulos-Ancient Greek
Avanti-Indian, Hindi
Aurora[ɔ:'rɔ:rə]
Makenziemə-KEN-zeeEnglish (Modern)
Wealhm&Aelig;R-Anglo-Saxon