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
Adonai	-	Theology
Balbina	bahl-BEE-nah (Italian)	Spanish (Rare), Portuguese (Rare), Italian (Rare), Ancient Roman
Bamford	['bæmfəd]
Herodion	-	Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek, Ancient Greek
Fionntan	-	Irish, Scottish
Suellen	soo-EL-ən	English