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make

 (an amount of) headway

1. Lit. to move forward. Even in a light wind, the ship could not make any headway.

2. Fig. to advance toward completing a task. With the help of Garret, Christopher made a lot of headway on the project.

make someone

Sl. to identify someone. (Used especially in the context of law enforcement.) The cop stared at Wilbur and tried to make him, but failed to identify him and let him go. The cops took the suspect downtown where the police chief made him as a wanted criminal.

make something

to attend an event. I hope you can make our party. I am sorry, but I won't be able to make it.

make

1. tv. to identify someone. (Underworld.) We tried to make him down at the station but came up with nothing.

2. n. an identification. (Underworld.) We ran a make on her. She’s got two priors.

3. tv. to arrive at a place; to cover a distance. We made forty miles in thirty minutes.

4. tv. to achieve a specific speed. This buggy will make twice the speed of the old one.

make

/a mock of

To subject to ridicule; mock.

make

/go the rounds

1. To go from place to place, as on business or for entertainment: a delivery truck making the rounds; students going the rounds in the entertainment district.

2. To be communicated or passed from person to person: The news quickly made the rounds. A piece of juicy gossip is going the rounds.

make

/raise a stink Slang

To make a great fuss.

See:

• a good beginning makes a good ending
• A good husband makes a good wife
• a good Jack makes a good Jill
• a heavy purse makes a light heart
• able to make (something)
• able to make an event
• Absence makes the heart grow fonder
• all work and no play (makes Jack a dull boy)
• All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy
• an all-out effort
• as you make your bed, so you must lie on it
• be on the make
• be so bold as to do
• blow a hole in
• by the seat of pants
• can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear
• can't make head nor tail of
• can't make head or tail of
• can't make heads or tails of
• clean break
• clothes don't make the man
• Clothes make the man
• Come in and make yourself at home
• common cause
• Conscience does make cowards of us all
• curl hair
• delighted to make your acquaintance
• Do I make myself clear?
• do over
• do the rounds
• do the running
• Do you want to make something of it?
• Doctors make the worst patients.
• Don’t make a federal case out of it!
• Don’t make me laugh!
• Don't make me laugh
• Don't make me laugh!
• Don't make me say it again!
• Early to bed and early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise
• early to bed, early to rise (makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise)
• ears are burning, one's
• easy make
• Empty vessels make most noise
• Empty vessels make the most sound
• enough to make the angels weep
• Fine feathers make fine birds
• fresh start
• from scratch
• get ready
• go ahead, make my day
• Good fences make good neighbors
• Good seed makes a good crop
• grandstand play, make a
• hard cases make bad laws
• hard yards
• Haste makes waste
• have a good thing going
• have a stab at
• heart misses a beat, one's
• heavy going
• hit the headlines
• Hope deferred makes the heart sick
• If you don't make mistakes, you don't make anything
• It don’t make me no nevermind
• It don’t make no nevermind
• It takes money to make money
• It takes two to make a bargain
• It takes two to make a quarrel
• kiss and make up
• last-ditch effort
• light purse makes a heavy heart
• Love makes the world go round
• mad
• make
• make (one) hot under the collar
• make (one) pay through the nose
• make (one) see stars
• make (one) turn over in (one's) grave
• make (one's) beard
• make (one's) bones
• make (one's) own way
• make (oneself or something) ready (for someone or something)
• make (oneself) useful
• make (someone's) ears burn
• make (someone's) hackles rise
• make (someone's) jaw drop
• make (someone's) teeth itch
• make (something) up as (one) goes (along)
• make (the) baby Jesus cry
• make a [day etc.] of it
• make a bed
• make a beeline for
• make a believer of
• make a better door than a window
• make a big thing of
• make a bolt for
• make a boo-boo
• make a break for
• make a bundle
• make a case for
• make a check
• make a check over to
• make a check to
• make a clean break (from/with someone or something)
• make a clean breast
• make a clean breast of
• make a clean breast of it
• make a clean sweep
• make a comeback
• make a crack
• make a dash for
• make a date
• make a day of doing
• make a day of it
• make a deal with
• make a decision
• make a dent in
• make a difference
• make a difference in
• make a difference to
• make a dog's breakfast (of something)
• make a dog's dinner (of something)
• make a face
• make a false step
• make a fast buck
• make a federal case of
• make a federal case out of
• make a federal case out of something
• make a fool of
• make a fortune
• make a friend
• make a fuss
• make a getaway
• make a go of
• make a good fist of
• make a grab at
• make a grandstand play
• make a great show of
• make a habit of
• make a hash of
• make a hit
• make a hit with
• make a hole in
• make a hole in (something)
• make a hole in the water
• make a killing
• Make a lap!
• make a laughingstock of
• make a leg
• make a life for oneself
• make a living
• make a living from
• make a long arm for (something)
• make a long story short
• make a man of
• make a mark
• make a martyr of
• make a meal of
• make a mental note
• make a mental note of
• make a mess of
• make a mint
• make a mistake
• make a mockery of
• make a monkey of
• make a monkey out of
• make a mountain
• make a mountain out of a molehill
• make a move
• make a move on
• make a name
• make a name for
• make a name for oneself
• make a night of it
• make a noise about
• make a note of
• make a nuisance of oneself
• make a of it
• make a pass at
• make a pig of
• make a pig of oneself
• make a pig's ear of
• make a pile
• make a pitch
• make a pitch for
• make a play
• make a play for
• make a point
• make a point of
• make a point of doing
• make a practice of
• make a production of
• make a reservation
• make a rod for own back
• make a run at
• make a run for (someone or something)
• make a run for it
• make a scene
• make a score
• make a secret of
• make a silk purse of a sow's ear
• make a song and dance about
• make a spectacle of
• make a splash
• make a stab at
• make a stand
• make a start on
• make a statement
• make a stink
• make a stink about someone/something
• make a virtue of necessity
• make a wide stride
• make a world of difference
• make about
• make acquaintance
• make advances
• make advances at (someone)
• make advances to
• make after
• make against
• make all the difference
• make allowance
• make allowance for
• make allowances for
• make amends
• make an appearance
• make an appointment
• make an ass of
• make an end of (something)
• make an entrance
• make an example of
• make an exception
• make an exhibition of
• make an exhibition of oneself
• make an honest buck
• make an honest woman of
• make an impression
• make an impression on
• make an offer
• make application
• make arrangements
• make arrangements for
• make arrangements to do
• make as if
• make as if to
• make as if to do
• make as though
• make at
• make at home
• make available to
• make away with
• make bail
• make bed
• make bed (up
• make believe
• make believe that
• make big
• make blood boil
• make blood run cold
• make bold
• make book
• make book on
• make book on something
• make bricks without straw
• make buckle and tongue meet
• make capital out of
• make capital out of (something)
• make certain of
• make chalk of one and cheese of the other
• make change
• make chin music
• make clear to
• make common cause
• make common cause with
• make conversation
• make cracks about
• make day
• make demands of
• make demands on
• make do
• make do and mend
• make drain babies
• make ducks and drakes of
• make eat crow
• make ends meet
• make every effort to do
• make eyes
• make eyes at
• make faces
• make fair weather
• make fast work of (someone or something)
• make feel small
• make fish of one and flesh of another
• make flesh crawl
• make for
• make for somewhere
• make free with
• make friends
• make friends with
• make from
• make fun of
• make game of (someone or something)
• make good
• make good as
• make good money
• make good on
• make good time
• make gorge rise
• make great play of
• make great strides
• make ground
• make ground against (something)
• make ground on (someone or something)
• make hair stand on end
• make hamburger out of someone/something
• make hard work of
• make haste
• Make haste slowly
• make hay
• Make hay while the sun shines
• make head swim
• make headlines
• make heads or tails of
• make heads roll
• make headway
• make heavy going of (something)
• make heavy weather
• make heavy weather of
• make history
• make horns at
• make in
• make inroads into
• make into
• make it
• make it big
• make it business to
• make it hot for
• make it hot for someone
• make it one's business
• make it or break it
• make it rain
• make it snappy
• Make it snappy!
• make it some place
• make it to
• Make it two
• make it up
• make it up to
• make it with
• make it worth while
• make life miserable for
• make light of
• make light work of
• make like
• make like a banana and split
• make like a tree and leave
• make like someone/something
• make little of
• make look good
• make look ridiculous
• make love
• make mad
• make mark
• make matters worse
• make mention of
• make merry
• make mincemeat of
• make mincemeat out of someone/something
• make mind up
• Make mine
• make mischief
• make money on
• make mouth water
• make move
• make much of
• make my day
• Make my day!
• make news
• make nice
• make no apologies
• make no bones about
• Make no bones about it
• make no difference
• make no mistake
• Make no mistake about it!
• Make no mistake!
• make no move
• make noises
• make noises about
• make nonsense of
• make nothing of
• make odd bedfellows
• make of
• make off
• make off with
• make one sick
• make one’s bed
• make one's bed and lie in it
• make one's blood boil
• make one's blood run cold
• make one's day
• make one's flesh creep
• make one's hair stand on end
• make one's head spin
• make one's mark
• make one's mouth water
• make one's peace with
• make one's point
• make one's way
• make oneself at home
• make oneself conspicuous
• make oneself heard
• make oneself miserable
• make oneself scarce
• make or break
• make out
• make out like a bandit
• make out of nothing
• make out that
• make out to be
• make over
• make overtures about doing
• make peace
• make peace with
• make plain
• make points
• make position clear
• make presence felt
• make public
• make quick work of (someone or something)
• make ready
• make ready to
• make room
• make rounds
• make sail
• make scarce
• make seem like a picnic
• make sense
• make sense of
• make sheep's eyes at
• make short work of
• make sick
• make sit up and take notice
• make skin
• make skin crawl
• make someone
• make someone look good
• make something of
• make something out of nothing
• make sport of (someone or something)
• make stick
• make sure
• make that
• make the arrangements
• make the beast with two backs
• make the bed
• make the best of
• make the best of a bad bargain
• make the best of a bad job
• make the best of a bad situation
• make the best of it
• make the cut
• make the dust fly
• make the fur fly
• make the grade
• make the most of
• make the right noises
• make the rounds
• make the scapegoat for
• make the scene
• make the sparks fly
• make the team
• make the welkin ring
• make the world go round
• make tick
• make time
• make time for
• make to order
• make toes curl
• make toward
• make tracks
• make trouble
• make up
• make up a foursome
• make up for
• make up for lost time
• make up from
• make up mind
• make up one's mind
• make up out of whole cloth
• make up to
• make use of
• make war
• make water
• make waves
• make way
• make way along
• make way back
• make way for
• make way in the world