to make sth of sb
111make a beeline for somebody — 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 …
112make a joke of something — make a ˈjoke of sth idiom to laugh about sth that is serious or should be taken seriously Main entry: ↑jokeidiom …
113make a play for somebody — make a ˈplay for sb/sth idiom to try to obtain sth; to do things that are intended to produce a particular result • She was making a play for the sales manager s job. Main entry: ↑playidiom …
114make much of something — make ˈmuch of sth/sb idiom to treat sth/sb as very important • He always makes much of his humble origins. Main entry: ↑makeidiom …
115make much of somebody — make ˈmuch of sth/sb idiom to treat sth/sb as very important • He always makes much of his humble origins. Main entry: ↑makeidiom …
116make off with something — ˌmake ˈoff with sth derived to steal sth and hurry away with it Main entry: ↑makederived …
117make short work of somebody — make short ˈwork of sth/sb idiom to defeat, deal with sth/sb quickly • Liverpool made short work of the opposition (= in a football/ ↑soccer game). • He made short work of his lunch (= ate it quickly) …
118make the running — make the ˈrunning idiom (BrE, informal) to set the speed at which sth is done; to take the lead in doing sth Main entry: ↑runningidiom …
119make towards something — ˈmake towards sth derived to start moving towards sth • He made towards the door. Main entry: ↑makederived …
120make history — 1. To do that which will mould the future or have to be recognized by future historians 2. To do something never previously accomplished • • • Main Entry: ↑history * * * make history phrase to do something that many people will remember or learn… …
