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make do

[make do] {v. phr.} To use a poor substitute when one does not have the right thing. * /John did not have a hammer, and he had to make do […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

make much of

[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 […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

make sure

[make sure] {v. phr.} To see about something yourself; look at to be sure. * /Father makes sure that all the lights are off before he goes to bed./ * […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

make a day of it

[make a day of it] {v. phr.}, {informal} To do something all day. * /When they go to the beach they take a picnic lunch and make a day of […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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