MAKE + noun phrase + OF

This structure is generally B2 grammar because it often comes with a wide range of general reference nouns without a determiner.  However, more detail can be found in the English Vocabulary Profile regarding meaning and level:

make fun of sb/sth = B2 to make a joke about someone or something in an unkind way

make use of sth = B2 to use something that is available

make a note of sth = C1 to write down information about something (*Note: there is no entry for a less literal meaning in the EVP, however, without the article the meaning is similar to ‘take note of’)

make light of sth = C2 to talk or behave as if you do not think a problem is serious

make sense of sth = C2 to understand something that is difficult to understand


A search in NOW corpus for: MAKE _NN of

1 MAKE USE OF 92105

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Different students have different purposes for learning a new language, and different students make use of different ways to learn.

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2 MAKE SENSE OF 37250
3 MAKES USE OF 21577
4 MAKING USE OF 19501
5 MAKE FUN OF 14772
6 MADE USE OF 12853
7 MAKING FUN OF 10173

Are you making fun of me?

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8 MADE FUN OF 8118
9 MAKE NOTE OF 7095
10 MAKING SENSE OF 4542

Blame is the lazy person‘s way of making sense of chaos.

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11 MAKE COPIES OF 4197
12 MAKES FUN OF 2733
13 MAKE LIGHT OF 2351

Come on. I‘m just trying to make light of a bad situation.

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14 MADE PART OF 2051
15 MAKE MENTION OF 1743
16 MADE MENTION OF 1602
17 MAKES SENSE OF 1366
18 MADE HUNDREDS OF 1244
19 MAKE HUNDREDS OF 1243
20 MAKE MILLIONS OF 1227
21 MADE NOTE OF 1217

I‘ve made note of what you said, and it will be in the official file.

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22 MAKE TONS OF 1216
23 MAKE THOUSANDS OF 1161
24 MAKE DISCIPLES OF 1047
25 MAKING LIGHT OF 1031
26 MADE LIGHT OF 980
27 MAKES MENTION OF 874

As noted by MsMojo, many believed the tweet was a sly way to reference their feudsince it only makes mention of fans sadnessrather than any emotion on Daniels’ part.

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28 MAKING COPIES OF 861
29 MAKE NOTES OF 861
30 MADE MILLIONS OF 760
31 MADE THOUSANDS OF 746
32 MAKING MILLIONS OF 712
33 MAKING TONS OF 702
34 MAKING HUNDREDS OF 680
35 MAKING NOTE OF 659
36 MADE SENSE OF 658
37 MADE TONS OF 656
38 MAKE PART OF 648
39 MAKE LISTS OF 642
40 MAKE ALOT OF 622
41 MAKE LOADS OF 534
42 MADE COPIES OF 521
43 MAKING THOUSANDS OF 503
44 MADE DOZENS OF 503
45 MAKES LIGHT OF 466
46 MAKE FOOLS OF 452
47 MAKES NOTE OF 422
48 MADE PARTAKERS OF 420
49 MAKING PROCESS OF 375
50 MAKE BILLIONS OF 354
51 MAKING LISTS OF 322
52 MAKES ALOT OF 319
53 MAKE MEANING OF 304
54 MAKE PAYMENT OF 283
55 MAKE DOZENS OF 282
56 MAKING FOOLS OF 281
57 MAKE BACKUPS OF 267
58 MAKES MILLIONS OF 260
59 MAKE FINDINGS OF 254
60 MAKES TONS OF 253
61 MAKING LOADS OF 246
62 MAKE PARTS OF 245
63 MAKE PAYMENTS OF 239
64 MAKE IMAGES OF 232
65 MAKING DISCIPLES OF 218
66 MAKING BILLIONS OF 207
67 MAKE PICTURES OF 206
68 MAKING NOTES OF 201
69 MAKE SAVINGS OF 195
70 MAKING MENTION OF 193
71 MAKING DOZENS OF 192
72 MADE HEAD OF 180
73 MAKE PURCHASES OF 180
74 MAKES COPIES OF 180
75 MAKES PART OF 177
76 MAKING CLAIMS OF 175
77 MAKE CLAIMS OF 173
78 MAKING ALOT OF 171
79 MAKES HUNDREDS OF 171
80 MAKE PREDICTIONS OF 168
81 MAKES THOUSANDS OF 153
82 MAKE DEMANDS OF 148
83 MAKE MONEY OF 145
84 MAKE TRIAL OF 144
85 MAKE COMPARISONS OF 142
86 MAKE VIDEOS OF 142
87 MAKING PART OF 141
88 MAKE OBSERVATIONS OF 140
89 MAKING VIDEOS OF 138
90 MAKE SLAVES OF 133
91 MAKE DECISIONS OF 132
92 MADE FOOLS OF 129
93 MAKE CHOICE OF 127
94 MADE MEMBERS OF 126
95 MADE LOADS OF 126
96 MADE GOVERNOR OF 124