to help to make something possible
to move towards a place
At best, unknown man lying in a coma after hit-and-run accident might make for a small filler in next Tuesday's Gazette.
He picked up his umbrella and made for the door.
Kettricken wisely stood still, allowing the barbarian whatever gesture he thought he must make for the honour of his house.
Like bowling shoes, they were purposely garish to deter theft and make for easy identification if they left the park.
The new computers make for much greater productivity.
Towing Lena, he staggered through the current, over the heaving road, trying to make for the Arsenal steps.
makes for
making for
made for
There is no origin for this phrasal verb
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