make a thing of something Definition

thing
noun

1. Any object, especially one that is inanimate.

Thesaurus: object, article, item, entity, something, anything, commodity, device, gadget.
2. Any object that cannot, need not or should not be named.

Thesaurus: thingummyjig, whatchamacallit, what-d'you-call-it, doohickey (US slang), thingummybob, gismo (slang).
3. Any fact, quality or idea, etc that can be thought about or referred to.

Thesaurus: idea, thought, notion, opinion, impression.
4. An event, affair or circumstance.

Example: Things are getting out of hand
Thesaurus: condition, circumstance, matter, situation.
5. A quality.

Example: Generosity is a great thing
6. colloq
A person or animal, especially when thought of as an object of pity
Example: Poor thing!
7. A preoccupation, obsession or interest

Example: She's got a real thing about Brad Pitt!
8. What is needed or required.

Example: It's just the thing
9. An aim.

Example: The thing is to do better next time
10. Personal belongings, especially clothes.

Thesaurus: stuff, paraphernalia, odds and ends, bits and pieces, effects, impedimenta, junk, possessions, gear, goods, equipment.
Form: things
11. Affairs in general

Example: So, how are things?
Form: things

Idiom: do one's own thing

colloq
To do what one likes doing best, or what it is natural for one to do.

Idiom: make a thing of something

To make a fuss about it or exaggerate its importance.

Idiom: one of those things

Something that must be accepted or cannot be avoided.

Etymology: Anglo-Saxon.