Idiom
make a career of
Meaning
To do something habitually, especially in such a way as to acquire a reputation for it.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“He likes to make a career of complaining about the weather.”
“Some people make a career of finding faults in every project the team completes.”
“The politician seemed to make a career of avoiding direct answers whenever the press asked difficult questions about his past.”
Examples
simple
“He likes to make a career of complaining about the weather.”
contextual
“Some people make a career of finding faults in every project the team completes.”
complex
“The politician seemed to make a career of avoiding direct answers whenever the press asked difficult questions about his past.”
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