make mileage out of

verb

To take advantage of, to exploit (usually a tragic or unfortunate situation).

“I would never make mileage out of the recent tragic deaths in their family.”

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Meanings

verbmake mileage out of (third-person singular simple present makes mileage out of, present participle making mileage out of, simple past and past participle made mileage out of)

present singular third person makes mileage out of · participle present making mileage out of · participle past made mileage out of · past made mileage out of

  1. To take advantage of, to exploit (usually a tragic or unfortunate situation).

    I would never make mileage out of the recent tragic deaths in their family.

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “make mileage out of,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/make%20mileage%20out%20of.

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