make nothing of
Verb
Meaning
To make no difficulty of (a given occurrence); to consider (a particular occurrence) as trifling or unimportant.
To fail to understand.
I could make nothing of what he said.
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Until man is nothing, God can make nothing of him. - Martin Luther.
There are two clever tricks men know. One is to make much of nothing. The second is to make nothing of much.