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• make good something — phrase to fix, replace, or pay for something you have done wrong, damaged etc We intend to make good any damage we may have caused. Thesaurus: to repair somethinghyponym repairs and the action of repairingsynonym Main entry: good …   Useful english dictionary

• make for — verb cause to happen or to occur as a consequence (Freq. 13) I cannot work a miracle wreak havoc bring comments play a joke The rain brought relief to the drought stricken area • Syn: ↑bring, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

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

• make good something — to fix, replace, or pay for something you have done wrong, damaged etc We intend to make good any damage we may have caused …   English 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 a case for something — make a case for (something) to explain why something should be done. Everything seems to be going pretty well, and she has yet to make a case for change. Usage notes: also used in the form make a case that to explain that something is true: It is …   New idioms dictionary

• make a bolt for something — phrase to quickly run towards something in order to try and escape He made a bolt for the door. make a bolt for it (=suddenly run away): Joe dropped the bag and made a bolt for it. Thesaurus: to escape from a place or situationsynonym …   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 a play for something — phrase to try and get something such as an important job or position Jim made a play for head of department, but didn’t succeed. Thesaurus: to try hard to do or get somethingsynonym Main entry: play * * * make a ˈplay for sb/sth idiom …   Useful english dictionary

• 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