مستر رمضان عيسى
24-12-2008, 09:42 PM
Make a better fist (http://www.usingenglish.com/reference/idioms/make+a+better+fist.html)
If someone makes a better fist of doing something, they do a better job.
Make a clean breast (http://www.usingenglish.com/reference/idioms/make+a+clean+breast.html)
If someone makes a clean breast, they confess in full to something they have done.
Make a killing (http://www.usingenglish.com/reference/idioms/make+a+killing.html)
If you make a killing, you do something that makes you a lot of money.
Make a meal (http://www.usingenglish.com/reference/idioms/make+a+meal.html)
If someone makes a meal of something, they spend too long doing it or make it look more difficult than it really is.
Make a mint (http://www.usingenglish.com/reference/idioms/make+a+mint.html)
If someone is making a mint, they are making a lot of money.
Make a monkey of someone (http://www.usingenglish.com/reference/idioms/make+a+monkey+of+someone.html)
If you make a monkey of someone, you make them look foolish.
Make a mountain out of a molehill (http://www.usingenglish.com/reference/idioms/make+a+mountain+out+of+a+molehill.html)
If somebody makes a mountain out of a molehill, they exaggerate the importance or seriousness of a problem.
Make a pig's ear (http://www.usingenglish.com/reference/idioms/make+a+pig%27s+ear.html)
If you make a pig's ear of something, you make a mess of it.
Make a pitch (http://www.usingenglish.com/reference/idioms/make+a+pitch.html)
If you make a pitch for something, you make a bid, offer or other attempt to get it.
Make a request (http://www.usingenglish.com/reference/idioms/make+a+request.html)
If you request something, or make a request, you are asking for something you want or need.
Make a song and dance (http://www.usingenglish.com/reference/idioms/make+a+song+and+dance.html)
(UK) If someone makes a song and dance, they make an unecessary fuss about something unimportant.
Make a virtue out of necessity (http://www.usingenglish.com/reference/idioms/make+a+virtue+out+of+necessity.html)
If you make a virtue out of necessity, you make the best of a difficult or unsatisfactory situation.
Make an enquiry (http://www.usingenglish.com/reference/idioms/make+an+enquiry.html)
If you make an enquiry, you ask for general information about something.
Make bets in a burning house (http://www.usingenglish.com/reference/idioms/make+bets+in+a+burning+house.html)
(USA) If people are making bets in a burning house, they are engaged in futile activity while serious problems around them are getting worse.
Make ends meet (http://www.usingenglish.com/reference/idioms/make+ends+meet.html)
If somebody finds it hard to make ends meet, they have problems living on the money they earn.
Make hay (http://www.usingenglish.com/reference/idioms/make+hay.html)
If you make hay, or may hay while the sun shines, you take advantage of an opportunity as soon as it arises and do not waste time.
Make headway (http://www.usingenglish.com/reference/idioms/make+headway.html)
If you make headway, you make progress.
Make money hand over fist (http://www.usingenglish.com/reference/idioms/make+money+hand+over+fist.html)
If you make money hand over fist, you make a lot of money without any difficulty.
Make my day (http://www.usingenglish.com/reference/idioms/make+my+day.html)
If something makes your day, it satisfies you or makes you happy.
Make no bones about it (http://www.usingenglish.com/reference/idioms/make+no+bones+about+it.html)
If somebody make no bones about a scandal in their past, they are open and honest about it and show no shame or embarrassment.
Make out like a bandit (http://www.usingenglish.com/reference/idioms/make+out+like+a+bandit.html)
(USA) If someone is extremely successful in a venture, they make out like a bandit.
Make waves (http://www.usingenglish.com/reference/idioms/make+waves.html)
If someone makes waves, they cause a lot of trouble.
Make your blood boil (http://www.usingenglish.com/reference/idioms/make+your+blood+boil.html)
If something makes your blood boil, it makes you very angry.
Make your flesh crawl (http://www.usingenglish.com/reference/idioms/make+your+flesh+crawl.html)
If something makes your flesh crawl, it really scares or revolts you. ('Make your flesh creep' is an alternative. 'Make your skin crawl' is also used.)
Make your hair stand on end (http://www.usingenglish.com/reference/idioms/make+your+hair+stand+on+end.html)
If something makes your hair stand on end, it terrifies you.
Make your toes curl (http://www.usingenglish.com/reference/idioms/make+your+toes+curl.html)
If something makes your toes curl, it makes you feel very uncomfortable, shocked or embarrassed.
Make yourself scarce (http://www.usingenglish.com/reference/idioms/make+yourself+scarce.html)
If someone makes themselves scarce, they go away from a place, especially to avoid trouble or so that they can't be found.
If someone makes a better fist of doing something, they do a better job.
Make a clean breast (http://www.usingenglish.com/reference/idioms/make+a+clean+breast.html)
If someone makes a clean breast, they confess in full to something they have done.
Make a killing (http://www.usingenglish.com/reference/idioms/make+a+killing.html)
If you make a killing, you do something that makes you a lot of money.
Make a meal (http://www.usingenglish.com/reference/idioms/make+a+meal.html)
If someone makes a meal of something, they spend too long doing it or make it look more difficult than it really is.
Make a mint (http://www.usingenglish.com/reference/idioms/make+a+mint.html)
If someone is making a mint, they are making a lot of money.
Make a monkey of someone (http://www.usingenglish.com/reference/idioms/make+a+monkey+of+someone.html)
If you make a monkey of someone, you make them look foolish.
Make a mountain out of a molehill (http://www.usingenglish.com/reference/idioms/make+a+mountain+out+of+a+molehill.html)
If somebody makes a mountain out of a molehill, they exaggerate the importance or seriousness of a problem.
Make a pig's ear (http://www.usingenglish.com/reference/idioms/make+a+pig%27s+ear.html)
If you make a pig's ear of something, you make a mess of it.
Make a pitch (http://www.usingenglish.com/reference/idioms/make+a+pitch.html)
If you make a pitch for something, you make a bid, offer or other attempt to get it.
Make a request (http://www.usingenglish.com/reference/idioms/make+a+request.html)
If you request something, or make a request, you are asking for something you want or need.
Make a song and dance (http://www.usingenglish.com/reference/idioms/make+a+song+and+dance.html)
(UK) If someone makes a song and dance, they make an unecessary fuss about something unimportant.
Make a virtue out of necessity (http://www.usingenglish.com/reference/idioms/make+a+virtue+out+of+necessity.html)
If you make a virtue out of necessity, you make the best of a difficult or unsatisfactory situation.
Make an enquiry (http://www.usingenglish.com/reference/idioms/make+an+enquiry.html)
If you make an enquiry, you ask for general information about something.
Make bets in a burning house (http://www.usingenglish.com/reference/idioms/make+bets+in+a+burning+house.html)
(USA) If people are making bets in a burning house, they are engaged in futile activity while serious problems around them are getting worse.
Make ends meet (http://www.usingenglish.com/reference/idioms/make+ends+meet.html)
If somebody finds it hard to make ends meet, they have problems living on the money they earn.
Make hay (http://www.usingenglish.com/reference/idioms/make+hay.html)
If you make hay, or may hay while the sun shines, you take advantage of an opportunity as soon as it arises and do not waste time.
Make headway (http://www.usingenglish.com/reference/idioms/make+headway.html)
If you make headway, you make progress.
Make money hand over fist (http://www.usingenglish.com/reference/idioms/make+money+hand+over+fist.html)
If you make money hand over fist, you make a lot of money without any difficulty.
Make my day (http://www.usingenglish.com/reference/idioms/make+my+day.html)
If something makes your day, it satisfies you or makes you happy.
Make no bones about it (http://www.usingenglish.com/reference/idioms/make+no+bones+about+it.html)
If somebody make no bones about a scandal in their past, they are open and honest about it and show no shame or embarrassment.
Make out like a bandit (http://www.usingenglish.com/reference/idioms/make+out+like+a+bandit.html)
(USA) If someone is extremely successful in a venture, they make out like a bandit.
Make waves (http://www.usingenglish.com/reference/idioms/make+waves.html)
If someone makes waves, they cause a lot of trouble.
Make your blood boil (http://www.usingenglish.com/reference/idioms/make+your+blood+boil.html)
If something makes your blood boil, it makes you very angry.
Make your flesh crawl (http://www.usingenglish.com/reference/idioms/make+your+flesh+crawl.html)
If something makes your flesh crawl, it really scares or revolts you. ('Make your flesh creep' is an alternative. 'Make your skin crawl' is also used.)
Make your hair stand on end (http://www.usingenglish.com/reference/idioms/make+your+hair+stand+on+end.html)
If something makes your hair stand on end, it terrifies you.
Make your toes curl (http://www.usingenglish.com/reference/idioms/make+your+toes+curl.html)
If something makes your toes curl, it makes you feel very uncomfortable, shocked or embarrassed.
Make yourself scarce (http://www.usingenglish.com/reference/idioms/make+yourself+scarce.html)
If someone makes themselves scarce, they go away from a place, especially to avoid trouble or so that they can't be found.