make much of smb.

make much of smb.
(make much of smb. (или smth.))
уделять большое внимание кому-л. (или чему-л.), носиться с кем-л. (или с чем-л.); относиться к кому-л. особенно внимательно, нежно, баловать кого-л.; ≈ носить кого-л. на руках; см. тж. make nothing of 3)

They talk together constantly, and sit long at meals, making much of their meat and drink... (Ch. Dickens, ‘Dombey and Son’, ch. XVIII) — Они все время беседуют друг с другом и долго сидят за столом, уделяя большое внимание еде и питью...

It was like his brother-in-law to make much of little! (J. Galsworthy, ‘The Patrician’, part I, ch. XIV) — Как это похоже на зятя - делать из мухи слона!

But it's a bit thick when they can't make too much of you one week and then a fortnight after, they don't even want to listen to you. (J. B. Priestley, ‘Wonder Hero’, ch. VII) — Это уже чересчур, когда с человеком одну неделю носятся, а спустя две недели даже не желают его слушать.

It was a large party and she was being made much of. (W. S. Maugham, "Theatre", ch. XI) — На завтрак было приглашено много гостей, и Джулия была в центре внимания.


Большой англо-русский фразеологический словарь. - М.: «Русский язык-Медиа».. 2006.

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