make little of



make little of someone or something

to minimize someone or something; to play someone or something down; to belittle someone or something. John made little of my efforts to collect money for charity. The neighbors made little of John and thought he would amount to nothing.
See also: little, make, of

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Naldo-Italian
Shoemaker['ʃu:meikə]
Ferdinando-Italian
FrejaFRIE-ah (Danish, German), FRAY-ah (Swedish)Danish, Swedish, German
Panayiotis-Greek
Natalie['nætəli]