M
Idioms beginning with "M"
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Contents of M:
[make off] {v.}
To go away; run away; leave.
When the deer saw the hunter it made off at once.
A thief stopped John on a dark street and made off with his wallet.
Compare: [TAKE OFF].
[make one feel at home] {v. phr.}
To be hospitable; welcome; make someone feel at ease.
They are very popular hosts because they always manage to make their guests feel at home.
[make one out to be] {v. phr.}
To accuse someone of being something.
Don't make me out to be such a grouch; I am really quite happy-go-lucky.
[make one's bed and lie in it]
To be responsible for what you have done and so to have to accept the bad results.
Billy smoked one of his father's cigars and now he is sick. He made his bed, now let him lie in it.
Compare: [FACE THE MUSIC] (2).
[make one's blood boil] or [make the blood boil] {v. phr.}, {informal}
To make someone very angry.
When someone calls me a liar it makes my blood boil.
It made Mary's blood boil to see the children make fun of the crippled girl.
Compare: […]
[make oneself at home] {v. phr.}
To feel comfortable; act as if you were in your own home.
If you get to my house before I do, help yourself to a drink and make yourself at home.
* /John was an outdoor man and could make himself at home in the […]
[make oneself scarce] {v. phr.}, {slang}
To leave quickly; go away.
The boys made themselves scarce when they saw the principal coming to stop their noise.
A wise mouse makes himself scarce when a cat is nearby.