Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

turn something into an art form

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.76 in modern English

Syllables: turn -some-thing in-to an art -form
IPA

37

Scrabble Score

26

Letters

5

Syllables

13

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To develop something to an impressive or excessive degree.

Example Sentences

"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."
"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."
"Of course, Georgie decided to take their definition of messing up and turn it into an art form."

Inflected Forms

turns something into an art form (present, singular) turning something into an art form (participle, present) turned something into an art form (participle, past) turned something into an art form (past)

Questions

What does turn something into an art form mean?: To develop something to an impressive or excessive degree.

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