“make no”

The following 9 entries include the term make no.

make no allowance for

idiom

: to fail to consider (something) when one makes a calculation

make no apologies for

idiom

: to offer no defense or excuse or admission of fault for (something)

make no attempt

idiom

: to not try

make no bones about

idiom

: to be very sure and definite about (something)

make no difference

idiom

: to not cause any change : to be unimportant

make no mention of

idiom

: to say nothing about (something or someone)

make no mistake

idiom

used to stress the truth or accuracy of a statement

make no odds

idiom

used to say that a choice is not important

make no secret of

idiom

: to show or express (something) openly : to not try to hide (something)


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