build character

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build character (third-person singular simple present builds character, present participle building character, simple past and past participle built character)

  1. (idiomatic) To improve a person's character by developing personality traits such as resilience or responsibility.
    • 1989 January 2, Bill Watterson, Calvin & Hobbes (comic):
      Pretty convenient how every time I build character, he saves a couple hundred dollars.

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