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The following 65 entries include the term makea.
make a face
phrase: to distort one's features : grimace
make a mess of
phrase: to ruin (something) or make many mistakes in doing (something)
make a mountain out of a molehill
phrase: to treat a trifling matter as of great importance
make a virtue of necessity
phrase: to benefit from something one is forced to do
make a beeline for
idiom: to go quickly and directly at or to (something or someone)
make a big deal (out) of (something)
idiom: to treat (something) as very important or too important
make a big difference
idiom: lead to important changes
make a big thing about/out of (something)
idiom: to act as if something is very important or serious when it is not
make a bolt for
idiom: make a quick try to reach : run for
make a bolt for it
idiom: to try to escape : run away
make a botch of
idiom: do a poor job with/on : not do (something) well or successfully
make a break for
idiom: to suddenly start running toward something
make a buck
idiom: to earn money
make a chill/shiver run up/down someone's spine
idiom: to make someone feel very thrilled, frightened, etc.
make a clean break
idiom: to end a relationship quickly
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