make capital (out) of something
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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 — 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
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
capital — I UK [ˈkæpɪt(ə)l] / US noun Word forms capital : singular capital plural capitals *** 1) a) capital or capital city [countable] the city where a country or region has its government Madrid is the capital of Spain. state/regional/provincial… … English dictionary
capital — cap|i|tal1 W1S3 [ˈkæpıtl] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(city)¦ 2¦(money)¦ 3¦(letter)¦ 4¦(centre of activity)¦ 5 make capital from/out of something 6¦(building)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Sense: 1, 3 4; Date: 1600 1700; Origin: CAPITAL2] [ … Dictionary of contemporary English
Capital, Volume I — is the first of three volumes in Karl Marx s monumental work, Das Kapital, and the only volume to be published during his lifetime. Originally published in 1867, Marx s aim in Capital, Volume I is to uncover and explain the laws specific to the… … Wikipedia
CAPITAL PUNISHMENT — CAPITAL PUNISHMENT, the standard penalty for crime in all ancient civilizations. In the Bible Many of the crimes for which any biblical punishment is prescribed carry the death penalty. The three methods of executing criminals found in the Bible… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
political capital — /pəlɪtɪkəl ˈkæpətəl/ (say puhlitikuhl kapuhtuhl) noun 1. a store of approval for a politician or government gained from various activities or decisions that have been popular. –phrase 2. make political capital out of (something), to make use of… …
Capital punishment in the United States — This article is about capital punishment in the U.S. as a general overview. For the federal government s capital punishment laws, see Capital punishment by the United States federal government. Part of a series on Capital punishment … Wikipedia
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