the making of
idiom
: the cause of one's becoming a better person
His time in the army was the making of him.
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“The making of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20making%20of. Accessed 5 May. 2024.
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