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to make a case for sth
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To argue that something is the best thing to do, giving your reasons. |
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to make a dead set at someone
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To have a firm purpose |
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to make a faux pas
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To say or do something that is a social mistake or not polite |
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to make a killing
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Ganar mucho dinero |
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to make a living
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Trabajar para vivir, ganarse la vida |
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to make a mess of
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English |
To ruin (something) or make many mistakes in doing (something) |
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to make a mint
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Ganar mucho dinero |
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to make a mistake
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To do something incorrectly or erroneously; to make an error of some kind |
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to make a pig of (oneself)
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To eat too much food in one sitting or to eat sloppily. |
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to make a pig's ear of
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To do something badly, wrongly, or awkwardly |
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to make a quick buck
F
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English |
Vivir a costa de otros |
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to make a slip of the pen
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English |
A minor mistake in writing (or speech) |
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to make a supreme effort
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to make ends meet
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Ahorrar dinero porque tienes muy poco |
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to make ends meet
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Tener muy poco dinero para sobrevivir |
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to make every effort
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To make every effort and to pay as much attention as possible |
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to make matters worse
Ct
Nu
MD
Fr
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Añadir a un error otro mayor, queriendo enmendar el desacierto |
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to make no bones about something
Nu
MD
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to talk frankly |
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to make old bones
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to grow old |
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to make one’s bread
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English |
Trabajar para vivir, ganarse la vida |
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to make sb feel a heel
Ct
Nu
MD
Fr
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English |
A person who treats other people badly and unfairly |
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to make some dough
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English |
Trabajar para vivir, ganarse la vida |
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to make somebody look bad
Ct
Nu
MD
Fr
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English |
Desmentirle y dejarle mal a los ojos de otros |
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to make someone look good
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English |
Desmentirle y dejarle bien a los ojos de otros |
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to make the dough
MD
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English |
Ganar mucho dinero |
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to make the hair stand on end
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English |
To terrify, to scare or frighten, to fill with with fear. The allusion i to the way an animal's hair, especially that on the back of the neck, involuntary stiffens and becomes erect in the face of danger. |
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to make the most of something
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English |
To face a situation in a direct and open way
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to make the rounds
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English |
to spread, propagate something |
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to make the wrong call
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English |
To incorrectly assess a situation and thus make a decision that leads to problems, annoyances, or otherwise unfavorable outcomes |
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to make up one's mind
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English |
To make, adopt a decision
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to make your blood run cold
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English |
If a thought or experience makes your blood run cold, it shocks and frightens you because it is extremely cruel, violent or dangerous |
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to make/do a u turn
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English |
Variation in one's behaviour or language |
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to makle something up
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English |
To invent a story, explanation, etc. in order to deceive someone. |
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to meet one's maker
Nu
MD
Fr
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to die |
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to mess up
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English |
To make mistakes when one is doing or making (something) |
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to mince no words
Nu
MD
Fr
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English |
to talk frankly |
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to miscalculate
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English |
To make a mistake when calculating an amount or judging someone or something |
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to miss a chance
Nu
MD
Fr
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English |
To fail to attain a goal |
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to miss out
Nu
MD
Fr
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English |
to fail to take advantage of |
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to miss the boat
Nu
MD
Fr
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English |
To miss the opportunity |
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to miss the boat
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English |
To have made an error; to be wrong |
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to miss the mark
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English |
To fail to achieve the result that was intended |
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to miss the opportunity
Nu
MD
Fr
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English |
To fail to take advantage of doing something |
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to miss the point
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English |
To fail to understand the important part of something |
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to misspoke
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English |
To say something that is not correct, by mistake |
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to misstep
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English |
To make an error or mistake |
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to move heaven and earth
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English |
Hacer todo lo que se puede para conseguir algo
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to move heaven and earth
MD
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English |
to do everything you can to achieve something |
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to muck up
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English |
To make a mess of |
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to muff
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