With 'make'

Question 1

make out (US informal) 1

Answer 1

To deal with a situation, usually in a successful way:

“The business made out better than expected and profits were slightly up.”

Question 2

make out 2

Answer 2

To kiss and touch in a sexual way, or to succeed in having sex with sb:
“Boys at that age are only interested in making out with girls.”

Question 3

make out 3

Answer 3

Used especially in questions or negative sentences to describe how well or badly someone is doing sth:
“How’s he making out in the new job?”

Question 4

make sth over to sb

Answer 4

To give sth, such as money or land, to sb so that they legally own it:
“Just before her death, she had made over $100,000 to her new husband.”

Question 5

make sth up 1

Answer 5

To invent sth, such as an excuse or a story, often in order to deceive:
“I made up an excuse about having to look after the kids.”

Question 6

make sth up 2

Answer 6

To prepare or arrange sth by putting different things together:
“Could you make up a list of all the things that need to be done?”

Question 7

make sth up 3

Answer 7

To make an amount of sth complete or correct:

“I have £20,000 and I need £25,000 but my parents have promised to make up the difference.”

Question 8

make sth up 4

Answer 8

To reduce or replace sth, usually an amount of time or work, that has been lost:
“You’ll have to make up the work you missed while you were away.”

Question 9

make up for sth

Answer 9

To take the place of sth lost or damaged or to compensate for sth bad with sth good:
“No amount of money can make up for the death of a child.”

Question 10

make sb/sth over

Answer 10

To improve sth or sb by working on or changing various parts:
“Ed Carey has been chosen to make over the losing football team.”

Question 11

make towards sth/sb

Answer 11

To go in the direction of sth or sb:

“He made towards the door, but stopped and turned to face me.”

Question 12

make sb/sth up

Answer 12

To put make-up on sb’s face, to improve or change its appearance:
“For the movie, they made him up as an Indian.”

Question 13

make up

Answer 13

To forgive sb and be friendly with them again after an argument or disagreement:
“They kissed and made up, as usual.”

Question 14

make up to sb

Answer 14

To be too friendly to sb or to praise them in order to get advantages for yourself:
“Have you seen the disgusting way she makes up to the boss?”

Question 15

make for swhere/sth

Answer 15

To go in the direction of a place or thing:

“They made for the centre of town.”

Question 16

make sth into sth

Answer 16

To change sth into sth else:

“They’ve made the spare room into an office.”

Question 17

make sth of sth

Answer 17

To give a particular level of value or importance to sth:

“You should make more of your computer skills on the application form.”

Question 18

make off with sth

Answer 18

To steal sth:

“Sb broke into the shop and made off with several TVs.”

Question 19

make sth out

Answer 19

To write all the necessary information on an official document or a form, cheque:
“I made a cheque out for £20 to “Henry’s Stores”.”

Question 20

make for sth

Answer 20

To result in or make possible:

“Having faster computers would make for a more efficient system.”

Question 21

make sth of sth/sb

Answer 21

To have an impression or an understanding about sth:

“What do you make of the new boss? (= What is your impression of her?)”

Question 22

make off

Answer 22

To leave quickly, usually in order to escape:

“The burglars made off before the police arrived.”

Question 23

make sth/sb out

Answer 23

To see, hear, or understand sth or sb with difficulty:

“The numbers are too small - I can’t make them out at all.”

Question 24

make out sth

Answer 24

To say, usually falsely, that sth is true:
“He made himself out to be a millionaire.”
“The British weather is not always as bad as it is made out to be.”
“He made out (that) he had been living in Paris all year.”