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101make a break for for it — make a ˈbreak for sth/for it idiom to run towards sth in order to try and escape • He suddenly leapt up and made a break for the door. • They decided to make a break for it (= to try and escape) that night. Main entry: ↑breakidiom …
102make no apology for something — make no aˈpology/aˈpologies for sth idiom if you say that you make no apology/apologies for sth, you mean that you do not feel that you have said or done anything wrong Main entry: ↑apologyidiom …
103make no apologies for something — make no aˈpology/aˈpologies for sth idiom if you say that you make no apology/apologies for sth, you mean that you do not feel that you have said or done anything wrong Main entry: ↑apologyidiom …
104make no mistake (about something) — ˌmake no miˈstake (about sth) idiom used to emphasize what you are saying, especially when you want to warn sb about sth • Make no mistake (about it), this is one crisis that won t just go away. Main entry: ↑mistakeidiom …
105make the best of a bad job — (informal) To do the best one can in unfavourable circumstances • • • Main Entry: ↑bad make the best of a bad job To do one s best in difficult circumstances • • • Main Entry: ↑job * * * make the best of a bad job british informal …
106make the best of it — make the best of a bad job british phrase to accept a bad or difficult situation without complaining and try to deal with it as well as you can There was no one to help me, so I just had to make the best of it. Having missed his train, he decided …
107make a play for sth — ► to try to get control of something: »The government has been accused of making a play for online betting tax revenues. Main Entry: ↑play …
108make a point of doing sth — ► to always do something, or to take particular care to do something: »She always makes a point of inviting all her staff to briefing meetings. Main Entry: ↑point …
109make a virtue of necessity — To do as if from a sense of duty (or with a sense of duty called in for the occasion) something unpleasant one is forced to do • • • Main Entry: ↑virtue * * * make a virtue of necessity phrase to pretend that you are doing something because you… …
110make a beeline for something — make a ˈbeeline for sth/sb idiom (informal) to go straight towards sth/sb as quickly as you can • As soon as she arrived at the party, she made a beeline for the food. Main entry: ↑beelineidiom …
