M Series Flashcards
Mad as a hatter
Crazy.
Said of somebody who is
eccentric
Make a clean
breast of it
To confess.
Make amends
Refers to a person repairing
damage that he caused.
Make both ends
meet
To make enough money to live.
Make fun of
To ridicule
Make good
To fulfil a promise or to repay a debt.
Make one’s mark
To achieve distinction.
Make the best of
things
To get as much out of something as is possible
Make the mouth
water
Fill with anticipation.
Make no bones
about it
Be plain and outspoken.
Make up one’s
mind
Make a decision.
Man in the street.
Typical person.
Mince your
words (do not)
Be ambiguous (do not be)
Mind one’s ps
and qs
Be on one’s best behaviour.
Mind one’s own
business
Stick to your own affairs and do not meddle in those of others.
Money for old
rope
Easy way of earning money.
Moving the
goalposts
Changing a target.
More than one
way to skin a cat
More than one way to do
something.
Movers and
shakers
People in charge.
Mountain out of a
molehill
To exaggerate the importance of something.
Mum’s the word
Keep quiet - say nothing.
Mumbo jumbo
Nonsense
Murphy’s law
What can go wrong will go
wrong.
My lips are
sealed
Promise to keep a secret.
