| Idiom | Meaning | Example |
| make it |
go or come, attend
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Can you make it tonight? Can you come to the meeting?
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| make it better |
improve it, help it
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When a child is hurt, sympathy will help to make it better.
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| make it big |
succeed, be one of the best
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Roch made it big as a singer. He's very successful.
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| make it snappy |
be quick, hurry up
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I'll have a Coke, please, and make it snappy!
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| make it worse |
hinder, cause it to be worse
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Stepping on the brakes will only make it worse. The car will skid.
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| make light of |
make a joke about, make fun of
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I was hurt when you made light of my poem. You laughed at it.
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| make love |
embrace in a loving way and have intercourse
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I can't describe how I feel when we make love. It's breathtaking!
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| make me do it |
cause me to act, force me to do it
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I didn't want to steal the watch. The devil made me do it.
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| make me sick/mad etc. |
cause me to feel sick or mad etc.
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It makes me sick the way he talks about war all the time.
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| make mention |
talk about, bring up
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No one made mention of his research - not one word!
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