make+many
111many a little makes a mickle — (also many a mickle makes a muckle) proverb many small amounts accumulate to make a large amount …
112make\ one's\ mark — v. phr. To become known to many people; do well the work you started to do; make a reputation. Shakespeare made his mark as a playwright …
113make an honest woman of — to many a woman you have impregnated There was a time when honest was a word of some worth and this phrase was used seriously: It was your son made her sae, and he can make her an honest woman again. (W. Scott, 1822, writing about a… …
114make someone’s jaw drop — verb To cause someone to be surprised or alarmed. The news Im pregnant after so many tries made my partners jaw drop …
115make sweat with — to copulate with There are many other communal activities which increase the body temperature of the joint participants, such as a singles at tennis on a hot day: He thought his body would still smell from the sweat he made with the… …
116make the most of — use to the greatest advantage He made the most of his time in Europe and visited many art galleries …
117make history — to do something that many people will remember or learn about because it is very important She made history by becoming the first British woman prime minister …
118To make a bed — make make, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {made} (m[=a]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {making}.] [OE. maken, makien, AS. macian; akin to OS. mak?n, OFries. makia, D. maken, G. machen, OHG. mahh?n to join, fit, prepare, make, Dan. mage. Cf. {Match} an equal.] 1. To… …
119To make a card — make make, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {made} (m[=a]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {making}.] [OE. maken, makien, AS. macian; akin to OS. mak?n, OFries. makia, D. maken, G. machen, OHG. mahh?n to join, fit, prepare, make, Dan. mage. Cf. {Match} an equal.] 1. To… …
120To make account — make make, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {made} (m[=a]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {making}.] [OE. maken, makien, AS. macian; akin to OS. mak?n, OFries. makia, D. maken, G. machen, OHG. mahh?n to join, fit, prepare, make, Dan. mage. Cf. {Match} an equal.] 1. To… …