“makea”

The following 65 entries include the term makea.

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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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