“makea”

The following 65 entries include the term makea.

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make a pig's ear (out) of

idiom

: to do or manage (something) badly

make a place

idiom

: make a space available

make a play for

idiom

: to try to get (someone or something)

make a point of (doing something)

idiom

: to give one's attention to (doing something) to make sure that it happens

make a poor fist of

idiom

: to do (something) badly

make a pretense of

idiom

: to act or appear in a way that looks real but is false : to pretend

make a promise

idiom

: to tell someone that one will definitely do something in the future : to promise

make a quick exit

idiom

: to leave quickly

make a run at

idiom

: to attempt to win or do (something)

make a run for

idiom

: to attempt to win (something)

make a run for it

idiom

: to run away to avoid being captured

make a sale

idiom

: to sell something

make a song and dance about (something)

idiom

: to cause a lot of excitement about (something)

make a spectacle of oneself

idiom

: to do something in front of other people that is very embarrassing

make a splash

idiom

: to attract a lot of attention in an exciting way

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