M
Idioms beginning with "M"
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[make fun of] or [poke fun at] {v. phr.}, {informal}
To joke about; laugh at; tease; mock.
Men like to make fun of the trimmings on women's hats.
James poked fun at the new pupil because her speech was not like the other pupils.
[make good] {v. phr.}
1. To do what one promised to do; make something come true.
Mr. Smith borrowed some money. He promised to pay it back on payday. He made good his promise.
Joe made good his boast to swim across the lake.
* /John's […]
[make good time] {v. phr.}
To make unimpeded progress on a journey; arrive at one's destination sooner than estimated.
There was not much traffic on the expressway so we made good time on our way to the airport.
[make haste] {v. phr.}
To move fast; hurry. — Rarely used in speaking.
The dog wriggled into one end of the hollow log, and the rabbit made haste to get out the other end.
* /Mary saw that she had hurt Jane's feelings, and made haste to say she […]
[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 […]
[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, […]