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  • 11make off with — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms make off with : present tense I/you/we/they make off with he/she/it makes off with present participle making with past tense made off with past participle made off with make off with something to escape with… …

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  • 12make\ do\ with — 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 on very little… …

    Словарь американских идиом

  • 13make\ haste\ with — • hurry on with • make haste with v. phr. To make rapid progress in an undertaking. Sue promised to hurry on with the report and send it out today …

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  • 14make do with — verb to get along with whatever is available The recipe calls for exotic mushrooms, but well have to make do with ordinary ones. See Also: make do …

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  • 15make way with —    to have a sexual relationship with    Maritime imagery, perhaps, although to make way normally means to allow to pass:     [He] tried to make way with Oretta, who had him by about thirty years. (Turow, 1999) …

    How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms

  • 16make 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 don t like Ted… …

    Dictionary of American idioms

  • 17make 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 don t like Ted… …

    Dictionary of American idioms

  • 18make\ 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 don t like Ted because he makes …

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  • 19make off with — PHRASAL VERB If you make off with something, you steal it and take it away with you. [V P P n] Masked robbers broke in and made off with $8,000 …

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  • 20make out with —    to have a sexual relationship with    Make in with might appear more logical:     I know you were making out with that German maid. (Mailer, 1965) …

    How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms