to make a dent in sth
1make a dent in something — informal phrase to reduce the amount of something a strategy for making a dent in the crime statistics Thesaurus: to reduce somethingsynonym Main entry: dent * * * make, etc. a ˈdent in sth …
2dent — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ big, great (esp. BrE), huge, large ▪ real, serious, severe (esp. BrE), significant (all figurative) …
3make — make1 W1S1 [meık] v past tense and past participle made [meıd] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(produce)¦ 2¦(do)¦ 3¦(cook)¦ 4¦(cause)¦ 5¦(force)¦ 6¦(mark/hole etc)¦ 7 make it 8 make the meeting/the party/Tuesday etc 9¦(achieve something)¦ …
4make — 1 verb past tense and past participle made, PRODUCE STH 1 (T) to produce something by working: I m going to make a cake for Sam s birthday. | Did you make that dress yourself? | a car made in Japan | They re making a documentary about the Civil… …
5London — This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. For other uses, see London (disambiguation). London From upper left: City of London, Tower Bridge and London Eye, Palace of Westminster …
6significant — adj. VERBS ▪ be, prove ▪ become ▪ remain ▪ consider sth (as), deem sth, find sth, regard sth as …
7Tonga national rugby league team — Infobox rugby league nation Name = Tonga Badge = Badge size = 100px Nickname = Mate Ma a Association = Tongan Rugby League Region = Oceania Coach = flagicon|Australia Jim Dymock Captain = flagicon|Tonga Lopini Paea Most caps = Top scorer = Lelea… …
8small — adj. VERBS ▪ be, feel, look, seem ▪ become, get, grow ▪ The gap seemed to be getting smaller …
9payable — ready to be paid. Glossary of Business Terms * * * payable pay‧a‧ble [ˈpeɪəbl] adjective [not before a noun] 1. ACCOUNTING a bill, debt etc that is payable must be paid, often by a certain date: • Shareholders will receive a final dividend of… …
10prudent — pru‧dent [ˈpruːdnt] adjective 1. sensible and careful, especially by trying to avoid unnecessary risks: • These must be prudent loans requiring the buyer to put in significant capital. 2. ACCOUNTING following the rule that a business should not… …
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