To Make Flashcards
1
Q
make off
A
To leave quickly
2
Q
make for
A
To go in the direction of a place or thing
3
Q
make sth out
A
- To see, hear, understand smt or smo difficulty
- To write all the necessary information on an official document
4
Q
make out smt
A
- To say, usually falsely, that something is true
- To deal with a situation, usually in successful way
5
Q
make smth up
A
- To invent smth often in order to deceive ( My dad was really good at making up stories)
- To prepare or arrange smth by putting different things together ( Could you make up a list of all the thing that need to be done )
- To make an amount of smth complete or correct (I have 3 and I need 5 but my parents have promised to make up the difference)
- To reduce or replace smth that has been lost (You will have to make up the work you missed while you were away)
- To put make-up on smb face
6
Q
To make something of something/somebody
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- To have an impression or an understanding about something
What do you make of the new boss? - To give a particular level of value or importance to sth
I think we make too much of the benefits of Western society