make sure
idiom
: to find out or do something so that one has no doubt about whether something is true, correct, will happen, etc.
Make sure (that) you turn the oven off.
They made sure everyone knew where they were supposed to be.
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In the end, Tara bicycled down to the restaurant carrying bags of food to make sure that our versions met with David's or Bill's approval.
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Jeffrey Steingarten, Vogue, 23 Nov. 2025
Take Proper Care Of Your Christmas Tree Keep all trees at least three feet away from heat sources, and make sure exits are not blocked.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 23 Nov. 2025
In a state where ruinous wildfires are commonplace and the threat of catastrophic earthquakes haunts imaginations, Cal OES officials wanted to make sure the new system had redundancies to prevent widespread failure.
—William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 23 Nov. 2025
The music sounds like a terrible Brooklyn electro indie-sleaze band opening for Crystal Castles or Yachts at Studio B, then rushing home to make sure the Tivo caught Gossip Girl.
—Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 22 Nov. 2025
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Jeffrey Steingarten, Vogue, 23 Nov. 2025
Take Proper Care Of Your Christmas Tree Keep all trees at least three feet away from heat sources, and make sure exits are not blocked.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 23 Nov. 2025
In a state where ruinous wildfires are commonplace and the threat of catastrophic earthquakes haunts imaginations, Cal OES officials wanted to make sure the new system had redundancies to prevent widespread failure.
—William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 23 Nov. 2025
The music sounds like a terrible Brooklyn electro indie-sleaze band opening for Crystal Castles or Yachts at Studio B, then rushing home to make sure the Tivo caught Gossip Girl.
—Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 22 Nov. 2025
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“Make sure.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/make%20sure. Accessed 1 Dec. 2025.
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