make sth personal
Frequency: 6.57.8 per million words
To cause something to become about personal matters or feelings.
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Examples (10)
- Then he made it rather personal and pulled my family into it.
- Don't make this a personal attack; stick to the facts.
- She tends to make every disagreement personal instead of focusing on the issue.
- The coach warned the team not to make the rivalry too personal.
- He tried to keep the discussion professional, but his opponent kept making it personal.
- When you make a work critique personal, it loses its constructive value.
- It's important not to make a general observation personal when addressing a group.
- By revealing too much, she inadvertently made her presentation very personal.
- Sometimes, people make a debate personal when they lack strong arguments.
- Please don't make my criticism personal; it's about your performance, not you.