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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

turn something into an art form en · VERB

Meanings

  1. To develop something to an impressive or excessive degree.
    • Kings in those days were no strangers to spin and propaganda – look at King Alfred and his carefully crafted Anglo-Saxon Chronicle (see Chapter 6) – but it took the Normans to turn it into an art form. 2011, Seán Lang, British History For Dummies, page 112:
    • She was glad Martin had called. It would be good to have a natter with him. He always lifted her spirits. She had once told him that he had turned self-pity into an art form, but he was always good for a laugh. 1994, David Helwig, Just Say the Words, page 217:
    • Of course, Georgie decided to take their definition of messing up and turn it into an art form. 2022, Eve M. Riley, The Outcast:

Forms

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turns something into an art form Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
turning something into an art form Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
turned something into an art form Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
turned something into an art form Tense=Past lexicographic