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Is the phrase making a career true in English? If so, what does it mean?

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  • What do you mean by "true"? If you mean grammatical, you haven't provided an actual sentence.
    – Jason Bassford
    Dec 10, 2019 at 6:30

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Depends on context, but it could be interpreted as 'rise in the world/get on in life'.

or, the meaning could be 'to be serious about it'. reference on this site

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"Making a career" literally means to make something your life's work, or direction.

People tend to differentiate between a "job" and a "career" - the former being just something you do to pay the bills, and the latter being an employment direction that you decide on and actively pursue.

We use "make a career" in a number of ways, and not all are serious, or literal. For example:

He made a career out of singing.

This means that someone made singing their main form of work/income.

He made a career out of his hobby.

This means that someone monetised something that was a non-profit-making interest into something that earned a living.

An example where it is used figuratively is:

He seems to have made a career out of offending people.

This would not literally mean someone made money from offending people, but rather that they do it so often they have become known for it.

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  • In the sentence I have read, it is used without ""out of": ... "making a career is essentially internal politics"
    – Hassan Bashiri
    Dec 5, 2019 at 8:28

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