Idioms & Expressions A-Z

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Make a night of it: 　; "We decided to go on to a club after the show and really make a night of it."

Make a fool of oneself (somebody): 　; "Why did you try to make a fool of me in public?"

Make a fortune: 　; "He made a fortune selling property in Spain."

Make a fuss: 　; "I don't know why you're making such a fuss about it."

Make a go of: 　; "Nikki was determined to make a go of the business."

Make a hit (with somebody): 　; "You've made a big hit with my dad--he hasn't stopped talking about you."

Make a memo: 　; "She has the habit of making a memo while answering the phone call. "

Make a mountain out of a molehill: 　; "Mcaleer knows there's a mistake in the book and promised to correct it, but Rosen continues to complain about it — she's really trying to make a mountain out of a molehill."

Make a new man of you: 　; "Garth agrees to take him on, telling his wife that he will make a new man of him."

Make a pass at somebody: 　; "Had he made a pass at her?"

Make a point of: 　; "He made a point of spending Saturdays with his children."

Make a scene: 　; "I was mad, but I didn't want to make a scene."

Make an effort: 　; "I know you don't like her, but please make an effort to be polite."

Make (both) ends meet: 　; "Nowadays, with prices of everything going up except the salaries, many families find it hard to make both ends meet."

Make ends meet: 　; "When Mike lost his job, we could barely make ends meet."

Make eyes at: 　; "Don't look now, but that guy over there is really making eyes at you."

Make for: 　; "I think it's time we made for home."

Make good: 　; "He's just a poor country boy who made good in the city."

Make it: 　; "So far, relatively few women have made it to the top in the business world."

Make it hot for somebody: 　; "Vincent is more capable and appreciated by the seniors than Eric. Out of jealousy, Eric tries to make it hot for Vincent that he has to resign."

Make it snappy: 　; "We'd like four coffees please, and make it snappy!"

Make no bones: 　; "Mary made no bones about enjoying a drink."

Make one's blood boil: 　; "The way they treat people makes my blood boil."

Make one's way: 　; "The team slowly made their way back to base."

Make out: 　; "He could just make out a dark shape moving towards him."

Make sense (out) of: 　; " Can you make any sense of this article?"

Make sport of: 　; "The sail had been a hindrance, making sport of me at each whim of the wind, so I lowered it."

Make trouble: 　; "Gina’s son often makes trouble which makes Gina angry."

Make up for: 　; "I don't eat breakfast but I make up for it at lunch."

Make up to: 　; "He was looking for a way to make up to her for what he had done."

Make yourself at home: 　; "Make yourself at home, kids. There is dessert in the kitchen."

Make-up examination: 　; "If Jim doesn’t take the make-up examination, he will be failed."

Makes my mouth water: 　; "The smell of the cooked fish made my mouth water."

Man of his word: 　; " He had promised to help, and Sally knew that Dr. Neil was a man of his word."

Man of mark, a: 　; "No one can believe that a man of mark like him will be involved in the scandal."

Mark my words: 　; "They're going to regret firing me, you mark my words."

Mason-Dixon line: 　; "Most Americans know what Mason-Dixon Line stands for--the dividing line between the slave states to its south and the free-soil states to its north."

Master key: 　; "I went for help but the porter's master key also failed."

May I have your attention, please?: 　; "The competition is about to start. Ladies and gentlemen, may I have your attention, please?"

May I take a message?: 　; "Steve isn’t here now. May I take a message?"

May west: 　; "It is always wise to keep may west handy when you go for a river ride."

Mean business: 　; "This decision shows the public that we mean business."

Mean to say: 　; "Of course she wants to see the children, I mean to say, it's only natural isn't it?"

Meet each other/someone halfway: 　; "After much debate on the prices, they decided to meet each other halfway."

Might as well: 　; "If we drive the second way, we might arrive at our home as well."

Mind one's p's and q's: 　; "She gave him a frown and told him to mind his P’s and Q’s."

Mind your own business: 　; "Who's that girl you were with?""Mind your own business."

Misfortune never comes singly: 　; "After the earthquake, there are fires in many places; it is true that misfortune never comes singly."

Monkey around: 　; "Stop monkeying around and listen to me!"

More sober moments: 　; "Can you have more sober moments?"

Morning after: 　; "Frank's got a bad case of the morning after."

Movie bug: 　; "As a movie bug, of course I can’t miss the latest film!"

Much of a something: 　; "Though he is very poor, he is much of a charitable person because he likes to help others."

My budget is tight: 　; "Only buy things you need. My budget is tight."

My eye!: 　; "You were at the library all day? My eye! You were!"

My foot!: 　; "They call it the Thrifty Supermarket. Thrifty my foot — every time I go in there, it costs me a fortune."

My kingdom for something: 　; "My kingdom for good health," said the dying politician.

My stomach is upset: 　; "My stomach is upset. I think I am going to vomit."

My word!: 　; "My word! You are really a big eater; you finished all the food by yourself."

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