make+an+entry+of
71make a fuss of — To give much (genuinely or apparently) affectionate or amicable attention to • • • Main Entry: ↑fuss * * * make a fuss of phrase to give a person or animal a lot of attention to show that you love them If you ask me, they make too much fuss of… …
72make an issue of — To exaggerate the seriousness of • • • Main Entry: ↑issue * * * treat too seriously or as a problem * * * make an issue of : to argue about (something) or insist that (something) be treated as an important problem I knew they d made a mistake,… …
73make nothing of — 1. To regard as being of little importance 2. To have no hesitation or difficulty in (doing) 3. To be totally unable to understand • • • Main Entry: ↑make make nothing of see under ↑make1 • • • Main Entry: ↑not …
74make a night of it — To spend the night, or a large part of it, in amusement or celebration • • • Main Entry: ↑night * * * make a night of it informal phrase to stay out late into the night having fun I know a jazz club we can go to, if you want to make a night of it …
75make no odds — To make no significant difference • • • Main Entry: ↑odd * * * make no odds Brit informal used to say that a choice is not important It makes no odds [=makes no difference] to me when we leave. • • • Main Entry: ↑odds …
76make it worth someone's while — (informal) To pay someone well for his or her trouble • • • Main Entry: ↑while * * * make it worth someone’s while mainly spoken phrase to pay a reward to someone for doing something I promise I’ll make this worth your while. Thesaurus: to spend… …
77make a dent in something — informal phrase to reduce the amount of something a strategy for making a dent in the crime statistics Thesaurus: to reduce somethingsynonym Main entry: dent * * * make, etc. a ˈdent in sth …
78make a drama out of something — phrase to treat a particular situation as if it is more serious or exciting than it really is Thesaurus: to exaggerate and overstatesynonym Main entry: drama * * * make a drama out of sth idiom to make a small problem or event seem more important …
79make a hash of something — informal phrase to do something very badly or with very bad results Thesaurus: to make a mistake, or to do something badlysynonym Main entry: hash * * * make a ˈhash of sth idiom ( …
80make a point of doing something — phrase to be certain that you do something, usually in an obvious way From then on he made a point of avoiding her. Thesaurus: to carry out a plansynonym Main entry: point * * * make a ˈpoint of doing sth idiom to be or …
