make capital out of (something)

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To use something to one's advantage or profit. Prosecutors are making capital out of the defendant's conflicting stories.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Edwena	-	English (Rare)
Ramesses	RAM-ə-seez (English)	Ancient Egyptian (Hellenized)
AnŽE	-	Slovene
ZoË	ZO-ee (English)	Dutch, English
Marvyn	MAHR-vin	English (Rare)
Vilma	VEEL-mah (Finnish)	Spanish, Hungarian, German, Swedish, Finnish, Czech, Slovak, Croatian