make one's hand
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
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make one's mark
To achieve something notable and leave a lasting impression
make one's way
to move or travel to a place
make oneself at home
Feel completely comfortable and relaxed in someone's home
make oneself clear
To express oneself in a way that is easy to understand
make or break
A fixed-order word pair (irreversible binomial); full definition pending editorial review.
make out like a bandit
To gain a large profit or advantage
make over
To completely change or renovate something
make peace
To resolve a conflict or disagreement
make pigs and whistles of
to spoil or ruin something by adding too many unnecessary features
make plans for something
Common English phrase; full definition pending editorial review.
make quick work of
To finish or complete something quickly and easily
make room
Create space for someone or something
make sense
To be logical or reasonable
make shit of
to mock or ridicule someone or something
make short work of
To finish or accomplish something quickly and easily
make someone's blood boil
To cause someone to feel intense anger
make someone's day
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
make someone's ears sad
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
make someone's head spin
To overwhelm or confuse someone with too much information
make someone's jaw drop
To greatly surprise or astonish someone
make someone's skin crawl
To cause someone to feel intense discomfort or fear
make someone's teeth itch
to annoy or irritate someone
make something of oneself
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
make something up
invent or fabricate something
make sport of
To mock or tease someone
make strange
to act or behave unusually
make sure
Common English phrase; full definition pending editorial review.
make sure of something
Verify or confirm something
make the bald man cry
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
make the best of
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
make the best of a bad bargain
English proverb; full definition pending editorial review.
make the best of one's way
to proceed as efficiently as possible
make the grade
Succeed.
make the most of
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
make the running
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
make the weather
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
make the welkin ring
To shout or proclaim something loudly and enthusiastically
make the world go around
To be the most important thing that motivates people
make time
to find or allocate time for something
make time with
to flirt or try to seduce someone
make tracks
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
make tracks for
to leave or depart quickly for a place
make trial of
To test or try something
make up one's mind
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
make up the numbers
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
make waves
cause trouble or controversy
make weight
A small candle: a term applied to a little slender man.
make yourself at home
Feel free to do what you want as if you were in your own home
make-up
Personal appearance.—Theatrical.
makings
Materials. A man is often said to have the MAKINGS of a good politician (or whatever he may aspire to be) in him, if they were but properly applied.
maknoon
mad; crazy
malapropism
An ignorant, vulgar misapplication of language, so named from Mrs. Malaprop, a character in Sheridan’s famous comedy of the Rivals. Mrs. Partington afterwards succeeded to the mantle of Mrs. Malaprop; but the phrase Partingtonism is as yet uncoined, for the simple reason that Mrs. Malaprop was the original, Mrs. Partington the imitation.
mali
A Somali.
malingeror
A military term for one who, under pretence of sickness, evades his duty.
malkintrash
One in a dismal garb.
malley
A gardener.—Anglo-Indian.
malmsey nose
A red pimpled snout, rich in carbuncles and rubies.
Maltese Cross
Made thus: >J<. Originally the badge of the Knights of Malta, formed of four barbed arrow-heads with their points meeting in the centre. In modified and elabor- ated forms it is the badge of many well-known Orders, etc., as the British Victoria Cross and Order of Merit, and the German Iron Cross.
maltese terrier
An ancient breed of lap-dog, somewhat resembling a Skye terrier though not really a terrier at all. In colour it is pure white, though occasionally marked with fawn; the face and sides are clothed with long, silky hair and the highly-plumed tail usually curves over the back.