to make something work
31make a production (out) of (something) — to make something seem more complicated or difficult than it is. It s only a couple of hours work. Do you have to make such a production of it? Related vocabulary: blow something out of all proportion, make a mountain out of a molehill …
32make yourself plain — make something plain/make yourself plain/ phrase to say something so that it is obvious what you mean Thomas made plain his concerns about the changes introduced at work. Thesaurus: to make something easier to understandsynonym Main entry: plain …
33make bricks without straw — 1. To try to do a piece of work without the materials necessary for it 2. To make something that will not last • • • Main Entry: ↑brick * * * make bricks without ˈstraw idiom (BrE) to try to work without the necessary material, money, information …
34something will not work — something will not work/start/open/etc phrase used for saying that you cannot make something do what it should do, although you have tried The engine won’t start. Thesaurus: not possiblesynonym …
35something would not work — something would not work/start/open/etc phrase used for saying that you could not make something do what it was meant to although you tried I turned the switch, but the motor wouldn’t start. Thesaurus: modal verbshyponym …
36something will not start — something will not work/start/open/etc phrase used for saying that you cannot make something do what it should do, although you have tried The engine won’t start. Thesaurus: not possiblesynonym …
37something will not open — something will not work/start/open/etc phrase used for saying that you cannot make something do what it should do, although you have tried The engine won’t start. Thesaurus: not possiblesynonym …
38something would not start — something would not work/start/open/etc phrase used for saying that you could not make something do what it was meant to although you tried I turned the switch, but the motor wouldn’t start. Thesaurus: modal verbshyponym …
39something would not open — something would not work/start/open/etc phrase used for saying that you could not make something do what it was meant to although you tried I turned the switch, but the motor wouldn’t start. Thesaurus: modal verbshyponym …
40many hands make light work — This idiom means that when everyone gets involved in something, the work gets done quickly. (Dorking School Dictionary) …
