Make (someone or something) out to be (something) phrase
To describe or show the qualities of someone/something in a specific way, usually in an inaccurate way.
I feel like the government is making this disease out to be something far less severe than it really is.
Their story makes his role in the negotiations out to be something way less important.
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To describe something as something else
To specifically illustrate or express something in a certain way
To intentionally describe someone in a evil or malicious way
To describe someone or something in a negative way
The verb "make" must be conjugated according to its tense.
The origin of this phrase is not clear.