make a difference (to something)
- make a difference (to something)
make a, no, some, etc. difference (to/in sb/sth) idiom
to have an effect/no effect on sb/sth
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The rain didn't make much difference to the game.
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Your age shouldn't make any difference to whether you get the job or not.
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Changing schools made a
big difference to my life.
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What difference will it make if he knows or not?
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I don't think it makes
a lot of difference what colour it is
(= it is not important).
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‘Shall we go on Friday or Saturday?’ ‘It makes no difference (to me).’
Useful english dictionary.
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make no difference (to something) — make a, no, some, etc. difference (to/in sb/sth) idiom to have an effect/no effect on sb/sth • The rain didn t make much difference to the game. • Your age shouldn t make any difference to whether you get the job or not. • Changing schools made a … Useful english dictionary
make some difference (to something) — make a, no, some, etc. difference (to/in sb/sth) idiom to have an effect/no effect on sb/sth • The rain didn t make much difference to the game. • Your age shouldn t make any difference to whether you get the job or not. • Changing schools made a … Useful english dictionary
make a difference (in something) — make a, no, some, etc. difference (to/in sb/sth) idiom to have an effect/no effect on sb/sth • The rain didn t make much difference to the game. • Your age shouldn t make any difference to whether you get the job or not. • Changing schools made a … Useful english dictionary
make no difference (in something) — make a, no, some, etc. difference (to/in sb/sth) idiom to have an effect/no effect on sb/sth • The rain didn t make much difference to the game. • Your age shouldn t make any difference to whether you get the job or not. • Changing schools made a … Useful english dictionary
make some difference (in something) — make a, no, some, etc. difference (to/in sb/sth) idiom to have an effect/no effect on sb/sth • The rain didn t make much difference to the game. • Your age shouldn t make any difference to whether you get the job or not. • Changing schools made a … Useful english dictionary
make\ a\ difference — • make a difference • make the difference v. phr. To change the nature of something or a situation; be important; matter. John s good score on the test made the difference between his passing or failing the course. It doesn t make a bit of… … Словарь американских идиом
make\ the\ difference — • make a difference • make the difference v. phr. To change the nature of something or a situation; be important; matter. John s good score on the test made the difference between his passing or failing the course. It doesn t make a bit of… … Словарь американских идиом
make a difference — 1) to have an important effect on something, especially a good effect make a difference to: This scheme will certainly make a difference to the way I do my job. 2) something that makes a lot of difference has a good effect on a person or… … English dictionary
make a difference — to have an effect. It is exciting to do something that really makes a difference in your community. People don t realize that their vote can make a difference. Usage notes: often used in the form make no difference: It makes no difference to me… … New idioms dictionary
make a difference — or[make the difference] {v. phr.} To change the nature of something or a situation; be important; matter. * /John s good score on the test made the difference between his passing or failing the course./ * /It doesn t make a bit of difference if… … Dictionary of American idioms