turning something into an art form

Verb

turn something into an art form (third-person singular simple present turns something into an art form, present participle turning something into an art form, simple past and past participle turned something into an art form)

1. To develop something to an impressive or excessive degree.
   • She was glad Martin had called. It would be good to have a natter with him. He always lifted her spirits. She had once told him that he had turned self-pity into an art form, but he was always good for a laugh.1994, David Helwig, Just Say the Words, page 217