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• make (someone or something) available to (someone)
  сделать кого-либо \ что-либо доступным, досягаемым

  They made a car available to the handicapped person.
• make (someone's) blood boil
  приводить кого-либо в бешенство, "кровь вскипела"

  I can't stand Ken. His misbehavior makes my blood boil.
• make (someone's) blood run cold
  приводить кого-либо в содрогание, (кровь застыла в жилах)

  The sight of the dead body of Desmond Finch made Mandy's blood run cold.
• make (someone's) flesh crawl
  приводить кого-либо в ужас (мороз по коже)

  Sandra heard a terrible scream outside and it made her flesh crawl.
• make (someone's) hair curl
  сильно испугать или шокировать кого-либо

  The sight of the bleeding man with a knife in his side made my hair curl.
• make (someone's) hair stand on end
  заставить кого-либо сильно испугаться, "волосы встали дыбом"

  The sight of the dead body made my hair stand on end.
• make (someone's) mouth water
  разжигать аппетит, "слюнки потекли"

  I passed the confectioner's counter and the smell of the fresh cakes made my mouth water.
• make (someone's) position clear
  прояснить чью-либо позицию

  I'd like to make my position clear on the issue of rising prices.
• make (someone) eat crow
  заставить кого-либо признать ошибку или взять назад свои слова

  I knew Bob had made a mistake and I wanted to make him eat crow, but he didn't yield.
• make (someone) look good
  заставить кого-либо выглядеть успешным или компетентным

  Alan had won a grant for his research and it made him look good.
• make (someone) look ridiculous
  заставить кого-либо выглядеть глупо

  Albert wore old slippers and a Mickey-mouse T-shirt which made him look ridiculous.
• make (someone) sick
  внушать отвращение

  I hate this guy so much that even the look of him makes me sick.
• make (something) from scratch
  начать делать что-либо с нуля

  Mark made his wealth from scratch.
• make (something) out of nothing
  создавать что-либо (проблему) из ничего

  "This issue is of little importance, so don't make something out of nothing."
• make (something) to order
  делать что-либо на заказ

  The furniture must have been made to order; it looks excellent.
• make (something) up to (someone)
  возмещать что-либо кому-либо, навёрстывать

  Ann borrowed some money from Willy, so naturally she had to make it up to him.
• make (something) worth (someone's) while
  делать что-либо выгодный для кого-то

  The father made it worth his son's while to help him wash the car by allowing him to use from time to time.
• make a bed
  заправлять постель

  My brother is very lazy; he never takes pains to make his bed.
• make a beeline for (someone or something)
  поспешить, пойти прямо к кому-либо \ чему-либо

  Felix entered the cafe and made a beeline for the table at which his friend was sitting.
• make a big deal about (something)
  преувеличивать важность чего-либо

  My mother exaggerates even small problems; I wish she would not make a big deal about everything.
• make a check out to (someone)
  выписать чек кому-либо

  The volunteers were raising money for the new animal shelter and I made a check out to them.
• make a clean breast of (something)
  чистосердечно признаться в чём-либо, облегчить душу

  I decided to make a clean breast of everything, and I think I will feel better.
• make a clean sweep of (something)
  полностью избавиться, отделаться от чего-либо

  I want to make a clean sweep of everything I have learnt and start afresh.
• make a cold call
  проводить опрос потенциальных клиентов по телефону

  My boss asked me to make cold calls from the telephone book.
• make a comeback
  возвратиться (к прежней успешной карьере, власти, популярности)

  After the injury the figure skater has been training very hard in order to make a comeback.
• make a day of it
  провести целый день, посвятить целый день чему-либо

  Ms. Brown made up her mind to make a day of it and clean the whole house.
• make a dent in (something)
  делать успехи в чём-либо, продвинуться

  Marcia studied hard all day, but she didn't manage to make a dent in the amount of the material left.
• make a difference
  существенно менять дело, быть важным

  It doesn't make a difference to me if they will invite me to stay with them or not.
• make a face (at someone)
  корчить гримасы

  "Stop making a face at the monkey," said the mother. - "He began it first," answered the son.
• make a fool out of (someone)
  выставить кого-либо дураком

  "Don't you ever try to make a fool out of me! I am not going to believe your fancy stories."
• make a fuss (over someone or something)
  волноваться из-за кого-либо \ чего-либо, шумно суетиться

  Gordon will never make a fuss over trifles.
• make a go of (something)
  получить хорошие результаты чего-либо, преуспевать

  Fanny and Peter got engaged, but then they talked things over and decided they couldn't make a go of it.
• make a great show of (something)
  выставить что-либо на показ

  Alec Snow tried to make a show of his new expensive car.
• make a hit
  иметь успех

  The first night performance of Hamlet made a great hit.
• make a killing
  заработать большие деньги

  David Rooster made a killing on the oil market during the boom.