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[make haste with] See: HURRY ON WITH.
[make hay while the sun shines]{v. phr.} To do something at the right time; not wait too long. •/Dick had a free hour so he made hay while the sun shone and got his lesson for the next day./ Compare: MAKE THE MOST OF.
[make head or tail of]{v. phr.}, {informal} To see the why of; finding a meaning in; understand. — Used in negative, conditional, and interrogative sentences. •/She could not make head or tail of the directions on the dress pattern./ •/Can you make head or tail of the letter?/
[make headway]{v. phr.} To move forward; make progress. •/The university is making headway with its campus reorganization project./
[make it hot]{v. phr.}, {informal} To bring punishment; cause trouble. •/Dick threatened to make it hot for anyone who tied knots in his pajama legs again./
[make it snappy]{v. phr.}, {informal} To move quickly; be fast; hurry. — Usually used as a command. •/"Make it snappy," Mother said, "or we’ll be late for the movie."/ •/The man hurried into the restaurant and told the waitress, "A cup of coffee, and make it snappy."/
[make it with]{v. phr.}, {slang}, {informal} 1. To be accepted by a group. •/Joe finally made it with the in crowd in Hollywood./ 2. {vulgar} To have sex with (someone). •/I wonder if Joe has made it with Sue./
[make light of]{v. phr.} To treat an important matter as if it were trivial. •/One ought to know which problems to make light of and which ones to handle seriously./ Compare: LAUGH OFF. Contrast: MAKE MUCH OF.
[make little of]{v. phr.} To make (something) seem unimportant; belittle. •/Mary made little of Jane’s new bicycle because she was jealous./ •/Tom made little of his saving the drowning boy./ Contrast: MAKE MUCH OF.
[make love]{v. phr.} 1. To be warm, loving, and tender toward someone of the opposite sex; try to get him or her to love you too. •/There was moonlight on the roses and he made love to her in the porch swing./ 2. To have sexual relations with (someone). •/It is rumored that Alfred makes love to every girl he hires as a secretary./
[make merry]{v. phr.}, {literary} To have fun, laugh, and be happy, •/In Aesop’s fable the grasshopper made merry while the ant worked and saved up food./ •/In the Bible story a rich man ate and drank and made merry./
[make mincemeat (out) of]{v. phr.} To destroy completely. •/The defense attorney made mincemeat of the prosecution’s argument./
[make much of]{v. phr.} To make something seem of more worth or importance than it really is; praise. •/Visitors made much of the new collie./ •/The boy made much of the hard things of his mountain climb./ Contrast: MAKE LIGHT OF, MAKE LITTLE OF.
[make neither head nor tail of]{v. phr.} To be unable to figure something out. •/This puzzle is so complicated that I can make neither head nor tail of it./ Compare: HEADS OR TAILS.
[make no bones]{v. phr.}, {informal} 1. To have no doubts; not to worry about right or wrong; not to be against. — Used with "about". •/Bill makes no bones about telling a lie to escape punishment./ •/The boss made no bones about hiring extra help for the holidays./ 2. To make no secret; not keep from talking; admit. — Used with "about" or "of the fact". •/John thinks being poor is no disgrace and he makes no bones of the fact./ •/Mary made no bones about her love of poetry even after some of her friends laughed at her./
[make of]{v. phr.} To interpret; understand. •/What do you make of his sudden decision to go to Africa?/
[make off]{v.} To go away; run away; leave. •/When the deer saw the hunter it made off at once./ •/A thief stopped John on a dark street and made off with his wallet./ Compare: TAKE OFF.
[make one feel at home]{v. phr.} To be hospitable; welcome; make someone feel at ease. •/They are very popular hosts because they always manage to make their guests feel at home./
[make one out to be]{v. phr.} To accuse someone of being something. •/Don’t make me out to be such a grouch; I am really quite happy-go-lucky./
[make one’s bed and lie in it] To be responsible for what you have done and so to have to accept the bad results. •/Billy smoked one of his father’s cigars and now he is sick. He made his bed, now let him lie in it./ Compare: FACE THE MUSIC(2).
[make one’s blood boil] or [make the blood boil]{v. phr.}, {informal} To make someone very angry. •/When someone calls me a liar it makes my blood boil./ •/It made Mary’s blood boil to see the children make fun of the crippled girl./ Compare: BOILING POINT.
[make one’s blood run cold] See: BLOOD RUNS COLD.
[make one’s ears burn] See: EARS BURN.
[make oneself at home]{v. phr.} To feel comfortable; act as if you were in your own home. •/If you get to my house before I do, help yourself to a drink and make yourself at home./ •/John was an outdoor man and could make himself at home in the woods at night./ Compare: AT EASE, AT HOME(2).