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• make time for something — make time for (something) to allow time for something in particular. On the flight back to Washington, the president made time for reporters questions. I try to make time to run at least four times a week …   New idioms dictionary

• make way for something — make way for (something) to create space for something else. Some fine old buildings have been torn down to make way for an ugly new parking garage …   New idioms dictionary

• make allowances for something — make allowances for (someone/something) to consider particular facts relating to someone or something. We try to make allowances for our students different language backgrounds. When planning a trip, you have to make allowances for things that… …   New idioms dictionary

• make way (for something) — make ˈway (for sb/sth) idiom to allow sb/sth to pass; to allow sb/sth to take the place of sb/sth • Make way for the Lord Mayor! • Tropical forest is felled to make way for grassland. Main entry: ↑wayidiom …   Useful english dictionary

• make ready (for something) — make ˈready (for sth) idiom (formal) to prepare • to make ready for the President s visit Main entry: ↑readyidiom …   Useful english dictionary

• make amends (to somebody) (for something doing something) — make amends (to sb) (for sth/for doing sth) idiom to do sth for sb in order to show that you are sorry for sth wrong or unfair that you have done Syn: ↑make up for something • She tried to make amends for what she had said to her mother by buying …   Useful english dictionary

• make time for — (something) to allow time for something in particular. On the flight back to Washington, the president made time for reporters questions. I try to make time to run at least four times a week …   New idioms dictionary

• make way for — (something) to create space for something else. Some fine old buildings have been torn down to make way for an ugly new parking garage …   New idioms dictionary

• Make It Mean Something — EP by On the Last Day Released October 28, 2008 …   Wikipedia

• make up for — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms make up for : present tense I/you/we/they make up for he/she/it makes up for present participle making up for past tense made up for past participle made up for 1) make up for something to take the place of… …   English dictionary