make the scene

phrase

: to be present at or participate in a usually specified activity or event
… small time poets just making the scene at readings or in little mags …B. Frazer

Word History

First Known Use

1954, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of make the scene was in 1954

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“Make the scene.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/make%20the%20scene. Accessed 27 Aug. 2026.

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