make+an+entry+of
41make a go of — To make a valiant attempt to succeed at something • • • Main Entry: ↑go * * * informal be successful in (something) he s determined to make a go of his marriage * * * make a go of : to succeed in doing (something) …
42make after — To follow or pursue • • • Main Entry: ↑make * * * ˌmake ˈafter [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they make after he/she/it makes after …
43make money — 1. To acquire wealth 2. To make a profit • • • Main Entry: ↑money * * * make ˈmoney idiom to earn a lot of money; to make a profit • The movie should make money. • …
44make sense of — 1. To understand 2. To see the purpose in, or explanation of • • • Main Entry: ↑sense * * * find meaning or coherence in she must try to make sense of what was going on * * * make (any) sense of : to understand (something) …
45make a Horlicks of something — phrase to make a lot of mistakes when you are doing something. People say this to avoid saying ’make a bollocks of something’. Thesaurus: to make a mistake, or to do something badlysynonym Main entry: Horlicks * * * make a ˈhorlicks of sth idiom …
46make a day of it — phrase to spend the whole day, instead of just part of it, doing something enjoyable Why don’t we make a day of it and stop for lunch on the way? Thesaurus: to enjoy something, or to enjoy yourselfsynonym Main entry: day * * * make a day (or… …
47make as if to do something — phrase to make a movement so that you seem to be going to do something Dad made as if to chase me out of the room. Thesaurus: to pretend to do or feel somethingsynonym Main entry: make * * * make as if to do sth idiom to make a …
48make someone's blood run cold — make someone’s blood run/turn/go/cold phrase to make someone feel suddenly very frightened or worried Just hearing his name made her blood run cold. Thesaurus: to make someone afraid or frightenedsynonym to make someone worried or nervous …
49make an example of — To punish severely as a warning to others • • • Main Entry: ↑example * * * punish as a warning to others * * * make an example of ◇ If you make an example of a person who has done something wrong, you punish that person as a way of warning other… …
50make someone's hair curl — To shock someone extremely • • • Main Entry: ↑hair * * * make someone’s hair curl humorous phrase to make someone suddenly feel shocked Thesaurus: to make someone feel shocked or surprisedsynonym …
