(idiomatic) To become successful on one's own initiative.

To restrict, curtail, curb; to slow down or reduce.

(idiomatic, informal) Used to indicate that something or someone is finished, or, in a broader sense, defeated or ruined.

(idiomatic) To try or attempt something.

An unpalatable secret.

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of make something of oneself

present participle of make something of oneself

simple past tense and past participle of make something of oneself

(idiomatic) To persuade someone to do something by talking to them.

(idiomatic) There are so many cases of something; there are so many people or things doing a particular thing or having a certain trait.