“is made”

The following 3 entries include the term is made.

how the sausage is made

idiomatic phrase

: the practical and often unpleasant or messy aspects of a process that are usually not made public

someone's mind is made up

idiom

used to say that someone has made a decision and will not change it

what someone is made of

idiom

: the degree to which a person has the necessary courage, skill, etc., to succeed


Challenging Standardized Test Words, Vol. 2

  • a pencil broken in half on top of a test answer sheet
  • The business’s new computer system proved not to be a panacea.
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