- make capital out of
- use to one's own advantage
trying to make political capital out of the weakness of his rival
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make capital out of
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make capital out of — ► make capital out of use to advantage. Main Entry: ↑capital … English terms dictionary
make capital out of — index profit Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
make capital out of something — phrase to get an advantage from a situation, especially a bad situation She accused him of trying to make political capital out of an important issue. Thesaurus: to have, or to take advantage of, an opportunitysynonym Main entry: capital … Useful english dictionary
make capital (out) of something — make capital (out) of sth idiom to use a situation for your own advantage • The opposition parties are making political capital out of the government s problems. Main entry: ↑capitalidiom … Useful english dictionary
make capital out of something — to get an advantage from a situation, especially a bad situation She accused him of trying to make political capital out of an important issue … English dictionary
make capital out of — use to one s own advantage. → capital … English new terms dictionary
capital — Ⅰ. capital [1] ► NOUN 1) the most important city or town of a country or region, usually its seat of government and administrative centre. 2) wealth owned by a person or organization or invested, lent, or borrowed. 3) the excess of a company s… … English terms dictionary
capital — cap i*tal (k[a^]p [i^]*tal), n. [Cf. L. capitellum and capitulum, a small head, the head, top, or capital of a column, dim. of caput head; F. chapiteau, OF. capitel. See {chief}, and cf. {cattle}, {chattel}, {chapiter}, {chapter}.] 1. (Arch.) The … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
capital — n. wealth 1) to borrow; raise capital 2) to invest, put up; tie up capital 3) to withdraw capital 4) borrowed; circulating, working; fixed, permanent; foreign; idle capital gain 5) to make capital out of smt. 6) political capital (they made… … Combinatory dictionary
capital — cap|i|tal1 [ kæpıtl ] noun *** 1. ) capital or capital city count the city where a country or region has its government: Madrid is the capital of Spain. state/regional/provincial capital: Tallahassee is the state capital of Florida. a ) the most… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
