make of

verb1

1. •
   To form an opinion about (someone or something); to appraise (a person, idea or situation).

   • What do you make of the new guy?

verb3

1. •
   To develop an understanding or interpretation of.

   • We couldn't make anything of his last remark.
2. •
   To insist on or emphatically challenge (a point or topic, especially one which may be a subject of disagreement).

   • He's controversial. He's blunt. He could be a good New Yorker. That's my opinion. You wanna make something of it? — 1996
3. •
   To transform (an object or person) into something worthwhile.

   • My thousand a year is not merely a matter of dirty bank-notes and jaundiced guineas. […] I was determined to make something of it better than a fine old house to live in, than satin gowns to wear; […] — 1849