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Идиомы на букву M

• make a clean sweep of (something)
  полностью избавиться, отделаться от чего-либо

  I want to make a clean sweep of everything I have learnt and start afresh.
• make a cold call
  проводить опрос потенциальных клиентов по телефону

  My boss asked me to make cold calls from the telephone book.
• make a comeback
  возвратиться (к прежней успешной карьере, власти, популярности)

  After the injury the figure skater has been training very hard in order to make a comeback.
• make a day of it
  провести целый день, посвятить целый день чему-либо

  Ms. Brown made up her mind to make a day of it and clean the whole house.
• make a dent in (something)
  делать успехи в чём-либо, продвинуться

  Marcia studied hard all day, but she didn't manage to make a dent in the amount of the material left.
• make a difference
  существенно менять дело, быть важным

  It doesn't make a difference to me if they will invite me to stay with them or not.
• make a face (at someone)
  корчить гримасы

  "Stop making a face at the monkey," said the mother. - "He began it first," answered the son.
• make a fast/quick buck
  быстро и легко заработать деньги

  Alan Grove made a fast buck during the war by supplying ammunition for the army.
• make a fool out of (someone)
  выставить кого-либо дураком

  "Don't you ever try to make a fool out of me! I am not going to believe your fancy stories."
• make a fuss (over someone or something)
  волноваться из-за кого-либо \ чего-либо, шумно суетиться

  Gordon will never make a fuss over trifles.
• make a go of (something)
  получить хорошие результаты чего-либо, преуспевать

  Fanny and Peter got engaged, but then they talked things over and decided they couldn't make a go of it.
• make a great show of (something)
  выставить что-либо на показ

  Alec Snow tried to make a show of his new expensive car.
• make a hit
  иметь успех

  The first night performance of Hamlet made a great hit.
• make a killing
  заработать большие деньги

  David Rooster made a killing on the oil market during the boom.
• make a laughingstock of (someone)
  высмеять кого-либо, сделать кого-либо посмешищем

  Young Tim likes to make a laughingstock of his fellow students, that's why nobody in his class likes him.
• make a living
  зарабатывать на жизнь

  Sara doesn't earn enough to make a good living; she can hardly make both ends meet.
• make a long story short
  короче говоря

  To make a long story short, I have never thought much of Jimmy; he is ill-mannered and boastful.
• make a meal of (something)
  съесть что-либо (как единственное блюдо)

  We were not very hungry, so we made a meal of the meat our mother had fried for us.
• make a mistake
  сделать ошибку

  Pat made a mistake in the dictation.
• make a monkey out of (someone)
  заставить кого-либо выглядеть глупо, подшутить

  Anne's classmates made a monkey out of her by telling her the party was to be a masquerade.
• make a motion
  выдвинуть предложение (на собрании)

  Mrs. Johnson made a motion at the parents' meeting to organize a student trip to the Field Museum.
• make a mountain out of a molehill
  преувеличивать значимость чего-либо, "делать из мухи слона"

  "Don't make a mountain out of a molehill. I am sure you exaggerate the seriousness of your problem."
• make a name for oneself
  стать известным, сделать себе имя

  Claudia has made a name for herself in the field of fashion.
• make a night/evening of (doing something)
  весело проводить вечер за чем-либо

  It was very cold outside, so we decided to stay home and make a night of listening to music and dancing.
• make a note of (something)
  записать что-либо, сделать пометки

  I made a note of the time to give the sick child the various capsules prescribed by the doctor.
• make a nuisance of oneself
  надоедать, досаждать

  "I don't want your brother-in-law to come and stay with us; he is constantly making a nuisance of himself."
• make a pass at (someone)
  приставать к кому-либо (с ухаживанием)

  Mark made a pass at Della, but she rejected his courtship.
• make a pitch (for someone or something)
  способствовать получению, продвижению кого-либо \ чего-либо

  We'd like to make a pitch for some money from the local authorities so that we can build a playground for children.
• make a play for (someone)
  пытаться заинтересовать кого-либо (в любовном плане)

  Lionel is trying to make a play for the girl who lives next door.
• make a point
  сообщать, указать на, доказать важность

  Betty made a point on the necessity of installing a fire alarm in the house.
• make a point of (doing/saying something)
  считать что-либо существенным, необходимым

  We always come to the stadium to watch a football match; we make a point of supporting our home team.
• make a practice of (something)
  сделать что-либо своей привычкой

  He made a practice of jogging every morning.
• make a reservation
  зарезервировать, заказать заранее

  I wish I had made a reservation in one of the London hotels beforehand.
• make a run for it
  броситься бежать, спасаться бегством

  Leo made a run for it when he saw a fire in the building.
• make a scene
  устраивать, закатывать сцену

  If they had to part, well, he would not make a scene.