To be prepared to fight or argue about something
To continue doing something for a whole evening, day etc
To give a lot of importance to something
To make something be successful
To try to get a good result despite a bad situation
To try your best to make something successful
To understand someone or the meaning of something in a particular way
To use a good situation to get the best possible result
To use chances and opportunities in order to be successful
They’re going to try to make a go of their marriage again.
Do you want to make something of it?
I don’t know what to make of our new teacher.
I want to make something of my new life here.
It rained all day, but we made the best of it.
It’s a beautiful day today. Let’s make the most of it.
Let’s make an evening of it and eat out.
Neither child nor adult but something in between, and the trouble is you don't know what to make of yourself.
She is determined to make a success of the business.
The officers of Bowscar did not know what to make of Charlie Lister.
The press made much of the fact that he was the Prime Minister’s son.
There was something less tangible that Sloan didn't quite know what to make of.
This job is whatever you make of it.
What do you make of this news?
Makes of
Making of
Made of
There is no origin for this phrasal verb
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