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make mileage out of

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make 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)

  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.