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  • 81make hay while the sun shines — make the most of an opportunity, take advantage of something, strike while the iron is hot, seize the day, carpe diem. → hay * * * make hay while the sun shines To seize an opportunity while it lasts • • • Main Entry: ↑hay * * * see hay I * * *… …

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  • 82make love to — 1. To have sexual intercourse with 2. To make romantic or sexual overtures or advances to, to woo (old) • • • Main Entry: ↑love make good, make light of, make little of, make love to, make merry see under ↑ …

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  • 83make sth good — ► to pay for or repair something that has been damaged: »The company is not under any liability to make good any damage to the site. Main Entry: ↑make …

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  • 84make it good — make (it) good American & Australian to become successful or to achieve something you want. The film s main character is a poor Mexican boy who made it good in Chicago. He ll make good, you ll see. He works hard and knows what he s after …

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  • 85make little of — 1. To treat as of little consequence, to belittle 2. To comprehend only slightly • • • Main Entry: ↑little make good, make light of, make little of, make love to, make merry see under ↑good …

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  • 86good, well — Good is an adjective: to see a good play ; to have a good time. Well is both an adjective and an adverb, but with different meanings; as an adjective, in good health, and as an adverb, ably : Since my illness, I have felt well. The cast performed …

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  • 87make — make1 [māk] vt. made, making [ME maken < OE macian, akin to Ger machen < IE base * maĝ , to knead, press, stretch > MASON, Gr magis, kneaded mass, paste, dough, mageus, kneader] 1. to bring into being; specif., a) to form by shaping or… …

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  • 88make up — {v.} (stress on up ) 1. To make by putting things or parts together. * /A car is made up of many different parts./ 2. To invent; think and say something that is new or not true. * /Jean makes up stories to amuse her little brother./ 3a. To do or… …

    Dictionary of American idioms

  • 89make up — {v.} (stress on up ) 1. To make by putting things or parts together. * /A car is made up of many different parts./ 2. To invent; think and say something that is new or not true. * /Jean makes up stories to amuse her little brother./ 3a. To do or… …

    Dictionary of American idioms

  • 90make business sense — make (good) business sense ► if something makes good business sense, it will help a business to succeed: »Investment in healthcare often makes good business sense. »She argues that a flexible workforce makes business sense. Main Entry: ↑business… …

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