to make sth out to be
41make a pig's ear (out) of something — make a ˈpig s ear (out) of sth idiom (BrE, informal) to do sth badly; to make a mess of sth Main entry: ↑pigidiom …
42make 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… …
43make as if to do something — phrase to make a movement so that you seem to be going to do something Dad made as if to chase me out of the room. Thesaurus: to pretend to do or feel somethingsynonym Main entry: make * * * make as if to do sth idiom to make a …
44make a drama out of something — phrase to treat a particular situation as if it is more serious or exciting than it really is Thesaurus: to exaggerate and overstatesynonym Main entry: drama * * * make a drama out of sth idiom to make a small problem or event seem more important …
45make a point of doing something — phrase to be certain that you do something, usually in an obvious way From then on he made a point of avoiding her. Thesaurus: to carry out a plansynonym Main entry: point * * * make a ˈpoint of doing sth idiom to be or …
46make a silk purse out of a sow's ear — make a silk purse out of a sow’s ear phrase to try to improve a person or object that cannot be changed Thesaurus: not possiblesynonym Main entry: silk * * * make a silk ˌpurse out of a sow s ˈear f8 idiom to succeed in making sth good out of… …
47make certain (that … ) — make certain (that…) idiom to find out whether sth is definitely true • I think there s a bus at 8 but you d better call to make certain. Main entry: ↑certainidiom …
48out*/*/*/ — [aʊt] grammar word I summary: Out can be: ■ an adverb: We went out into the garden. ■ used after the verb ‘to be : You were out when I called. ■ used in the preposition phrase out of: I got out of bed and went downstairs. ■ a preposition,… …
49out on a limb — 1 the portrayal of Scotland as being out on a limb: ISOLATED, segregated, set apart, separate, cut off, solitary. 2 the government would not go out on a limb: IN A PRECARIOUS POSITION, vulnerable; informal sticking one s neck o …
50point out — verb 1. make or write a comment on (Freq. 42) he commented the paper of his colleague • Syn: ↑comment, ↑notice, ↑remark • Derivationally related forms: ↑remark (for: ↑ …
