M
Idioms beginning with "M"
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[make bricks without straw] {v. phr.}
To make something without the wherewithal; do something the hard way; do a job under hard conditions.
John could not go to a library, and writing the report was a job of making bricks without straw.
* /It was […]
[make conversation] {v. phr.}
To talk with someone just so that there will be talk.
John made conversation with the stranger so that he would not feel left out.
Mary didn't really mean what she said about Joan. She was only making conversation.
[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 with a heavy rock.
This motel isn't what we wanted, but we must make do.
* /Many families manage to make do […]
[make ends meet] {v. phr.}
To have enough money to pay one's bills; earn what it costs to live.
Both husband and wife had to work to make ends meet.
[make eyes at] {v. phr.}, {informal}
To look at a girl or boy in a way that tries to attract him to you; flirt.
The other girls disliked her way of making eyes at their boyfriends instead of finding one of her own.
[make faces at] {v. phr.}
To grimace; scowl.
"Stop making faces at each other, you children," my aunt said, "and start eating."
[make for] {v.}
To go toward; start in the direction of.
The children took their ice skates and made for the frozen pond.
The bee got his load of pollen and made for the hive.
[make free with] {v.}
1. To take or use (things) without asking.
Bob makes free with his roommate's clothes.
A student should not make free with his teacher's first name.
2. To act toward (someone) in a rude or impolite way.
* /The girls […]
[make friends] {v. phr.}
To become friends; form a friendship.
Mrs. Jones invited Bobby to her home to play with Don. She hoped that they would make friends with each other.
You can make friends with an elephant by giving him peanuts.