M
Idioms beginning with "M"
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[mend one's fences] {v. phr.}, {informal}
To do something to make people like or follow you again; strengthen your friendships or influence.
The senator went home from Washington to mend his fences.
* /John saw that his friends did not like him, so […]
[mend one's ways] {v. phr.}
To reform; change one's behavior from negative to positive.
He had better mend his ways or he'll wind up in jail.
[mental telepathy] {n. phr.}
The passing of one person's thoughts to another without any discoverable talking or carrying of signals between them.
* /Mrs. Smith knew the moment her husband's ship sank on the other side of the world. It seems like a […]
[mercy killing] {n. phr.}
The act of killing a terminally ill patient or animal in order to avoid further suffering.
Mercy killing of humans is illegal in most countries, yet many doctors practice it secretly.