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make wayan instruction to get out of the way of someone else, usually because they are carrying something and need a clear pathway. Compare with gangway.Rate it:

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make your head spinStaggering exasperationRate it:

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Make Your Mouth WaterTo be intimidated by something in such a way that you feel inclined towards it and desperately desire of eating or drinking by feeling pleasureRate it:

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make yourself at homeA welcoming invitation to a guest to treat a place as if it were their home; a gesture to put someone at ease or make them feel more comfortable, especially in a new or unfamiliar placeRate it:

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make yourself prettyimprove the way you look i.e. get dressed (especially in something nicer than what you are already wearing), put on makeup, brush your hair, brush your teeth, etc; connotes that you are not pretty enough at this moment and that you should improve the way you look; an insult sometimes used intentionally (or unintentionally) to make someone feel inferiorRate it:

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make yourselves at homeplural of make yourself at homeRate it:

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making a mountain out of a molehillIn the process of making a judgement call relative to a situation or incident one can easily gather unconfirmed reports, unsubstantiated evidence which can lead to making a mountain out of a molehill.Rate it:

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mama's boyA male person, especially a young man or boy, who is overly attached to or influenced by his mother; a sissy; alternate spelling: Momma's boyRate it:

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man is the measure of all thingsthe doctrine that all knowledge is subjective, being derived from observations made by humans, and there can be no objective truthRate it:

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manes expiare (Pis. 7. 16)to appease the manes, make sacrifice for departed souls.Rate it:

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manum non vertere alicuius rei causato make not the slightest effort; not to stir a finger.Rate it:

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many hands make light workA large number of people co-operating can perform tasks easily.Rate it:

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mark down asTo come to a conclusion about someone or something; to make a note of one's conclusion about someone or something.Rate it:

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married sectorAny of two or more flight sectors in an itinerary that can not be rebooked or changed separately from the other sectors, due to fare rules or market restrictions.Rate it:

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mars venteux et avril pluvieux font le mai gai et gracieuxMarch winds and April showers Make way for May flowers.Rate it:

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meal ticketA ticket or voucher that can be exchanged for food.Rate it:

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measure the drapesTo make premature or unwarranted preparations for victory, especially election to public officeRate it:

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measure upTo meet expectations; to be as good as.Rate it:

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meat rackA place where people can meet looking for sexual partners.Rate it:

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meet a sticky endTo die unpleasantly due to one's actions.Rate it:

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meet and greetAn event where people can meet (especially, with famous people)Rate it:

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meet halfwayAdjust to needs and rights of others.Rate it:

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meet halfwayTo compromise; to achieve a mutual accommodation.Rate it:

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meet halfwayTo compromise with or to accommodate.Rate it:

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meet halfwayTo settle (contrary opinions, etc.) by making concessions.Rate it:

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meet one's makerTo die or to pass into the afterlife.Rate it:

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meet upTo meet somebody, by arrangement.Rate it:

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meet withUsed other than as an idiom: see meet, with.Rate it:

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meet withTo have a meeting with (someone).Rate it:

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meet withTo encounter; to experience.Rate it:

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meet withTo answer (something) with; to respond to (something) with.Rate it:

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meet withTo strike (something).Rate it:

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meet withTo contact or touch (something).Rate it:

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melt downTo melt a metal, especially so that it can be remade into something else.Rate it:

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memoriā labito make a slip of the memory.Rate it:

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memoriam eius nulla umquam delebit (obscurabit) oblivio (Fam. 2. 1)nothing will ever make me forgetful of him.Rate it:

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mendosum esse (Verr. 2. 4. 77)(1) to make frequent mistakes in writing; (2) to be full of mistakes (speaking of a passage).Rate it:

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mess upTo make a mess of; to untidy, disorder, soil, or muss.Rate it:

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mess upTo cause a problem with; to introduce an error or mistake in; to make muddled or confused; spoil; ruin.Rate it:

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mess upTo make a mistake; to do something incorrectly; to perform poorly.Rate it:

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mess upTo make unwanted mistakes in a given task, usually through distraction or obnoxious behavior.Rate it:

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metiri, ponderare, aestimare, iudicare aliquid (ex) aliqua reto measure something by the standard of something else; to make something one's criterion.Rate it:

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mettez cela au netMake a fair copy of that.Rate it:

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mettez cent francsMake it £4.Rate it:

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Mexican breakfastA breakfast consisting of a cigarette and a glass of water, supposedly because that is all Mexicans can afford.Rate it:

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Mexican standoffA near-collision between two trains, an averted cornfield meet.Rate it:

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Mexican standoffA stalemate, or a confrontation between two or more sides that no side can win.Rate it:

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mi casa es su casamake yourself at home, make yourselves at homeRate it:

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mi casa es tu casamake yourself at homeRate it:

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Midas TouchThe ability to make large money and succeed with whatever you doRate it:

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