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make a virtue of necessityTo make the best of a difficult situation; to recast or portray an action or situation in which one has no alternatives as an action or situation which was deliberately chosen on its merits.Rate it:
make a wagerplace a bet as in gamblingRate it:
make afterTo chase.Rate it:
make all the differenceTo be a crucial or deciding factor; to have a very significant effect.Rate it:
make amendsTo repair a relationship; to make up; to resolve an argument or fight; to make reparations or redress.Rate it:
make an appearanceTo turn up to an event for a brief moment.Rate it:
make an ass ofTo cause (someone) to seem foolish.Rate it:
make an example ofHe made an example of the drunken sailor with twenty lashes, to show that he must have a sober crew.Rate it:
make an example ofTo punish someone so as to be a warning to others.Rate it:
make an exhibition of oneselfShe had far too much to drink and made an exhibition of herself by flirting with everyone.Rate it:
make an exhibition of oneselfTo embarrass oneself or others in public.Rate it:
make an honest womanEspecially if she is having a sexual relationship.Rate it:
make awayTo depart, leave; to make off.Rate it:
make awayTo destroy.Rate it:
make awayTo kill.Rate it:
make awayTo get rid of, dispose of.Rate it:
make awayTo kill oneself, commit suicide.Rate it:
make away withTo steal.Rate it:
make away withTo transfer or alienate; hence, to spend; to dissipate.Rate it:
make baby Jesus cryTo provoke a negative reaction due to being offensive, unpleasant, immoral, etc.Rate it:
make beautiful music togetherTo have a great romantic relationship with each other.Rate it:
make believeTo pretend or imagine.Rate it:
make bookTo be very confident.Rate it:
make bookTo gamble, either by placing or taking bets.Rate it:
make bricks without strawTo accomplish a task without the proper materials or under unreasonable conditions; to do the impossible.Rate it:
make doTo put solution to a matter precariously (limited or inadequate means available).Rate it:
make do withTo get along with whatever is available.Rate it:
Make Ends MeetTo have just enough money to have things that you needRate it:
make facesAlternative form of make a face.Rate it:
make forTo move towards.Rate it:
make for????, translator unknown, author Galileo Galilei, Two Chief World Systems.Rate it:
make forTo tend to produce or result in.Rate it:
make forhead towardsRate it:
make fun ofTo tease, ridicule or make jokes about.Rate it:
make game ofTo ridicule; to jest.Rate it:
make good onto fulfill (a promise etc)Rate it:
make groundgain ground; make progress.Rate it:
make hastehurryRate it:
make haste slowlyTo do haste properly to reduce the amount of mistakes.Rate it:
make hayTo cut grass to turn into hay for animal feed.Rate it:
make hayTo take advantage of an opportunity.Rate it:
Make Hay While the Sun ShinesTo do something beneficial in a tight situationRate it:
make hay while the sun shinesTo act while an opportunity exists; to take action while a situation is favorable.Rate it:
make head or tail ofTo determine to be good or bad.Rate it:
make head or tail ofTo understand even minimally.Rate it:
Make Heads or Tails Out of SomethingTo be able to understand something completelyRate it:
make headwayTo progress; to move forward.Rate it:
make heavy going ofto make heavy weather ofRate it:
make heavy weatherTo make progress only with difficulty.Rate it:
make heavy weather ofTo overcomplicate things, to make things appear worst than they are.Rate it:

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