to be made much of

[Silverobama]

Hi,

What does this sentence mean?


She was used to being made much of.


Thanks a lot

[5jj]

She was used to being made much of.

She was accustomed to people fussing over her, treating her as somebody special.

[BobK]

Interesting ... In the passive, a person is made much of in that sense of fussing, but in the active the words have a more general sense of 'giving prominence to': 'In the interview, he made much of his experience in the industry'/'The planning application made much of the new cycle-path'/ etc.

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