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made something of oneself

made something of oneself is the simple past and past participle of make something of oneself.

Meaning of make something of oneself

Verb

make something of oneself (third-person singular simple present makes something of oneself, present participle making something of oneself, simple past and past participle made something of oneself)

  1. (idiomatic) To become successful on one's own initiative.
    • He moved to the big smoke when he was 17 to make something of himself.

Questions about made something of oneself

What is made something of oneself the simple past and past participle of?
Made something of oneself is the simple past and past participle of make something of oneself.

Words near made something of oneself in the dictionary

  1. made someone's skin creep
  2. made someone's teeth itch
  3. made someone's toenails curl
  4. made someone's toes curl
  5. made something of
  6. made something of oneself
  7. made sport of
  8. made strange
  9. made streaks
  10. made strides
  11. made sure

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