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Идиомы на букву M

• make do with (something)
  заменять что-либо

  There was no porridge for breakfast, so they had to make do with cornflakes.
• make oneself heard
  говорить громко, чтобы быть услышанным

  There was such a pandemonium in the classroom that the monitor could hardly make herself heard.
• monkey business
  обман, неэтичное поведение, противозаконная деятельность

  Jack is involved in some monkey business; he'd better get rid of it otherwise he may go to prison.
• make a monkey out of (someone)
  заставить кого-либо выглядеть глупо, подшутить

  Anne's classmates made a monkey out of her by telling her the party was to be a masquerade.
• make (something) from scratch
  начать делать что-либо с нуля

  Mark made his wealth from scratch.
• 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 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 face (at someone)
  корчить гримасы

  "Stop making a face at the monkey," said the mother. - "He began it first," answered the son.
• make a nuisance of oneself
  надоедать, досаждать

  "I don't want your brother-in-law to come and stay with us; he is constantly making a nuisance of himself."
• middle of the road
  (человек) избегающий крайностей, умеренный

  Ada's friend is a fashion designer and her ideas are very middle of the road.
• meet one's match
  повстречать равного себе

  Joe is the best programmer in our company; and he has not met his match yet.
• make time for (someone or something)
  отвести время для кого-либо \ чего-либо

  Pam tries to make time for on-line studying French.
• milk of human kindness
  сострадание, доброта, сердечность

  My Grandmother has always been full of the milk of human kindness; everybody likes her.
• make an impression (on someone)
  произвести впечатление на кого-либо

  The film was very good and it made a great impression on me.
• money is the root of all evil
  деньги – причина всех бед

  Many people believe that money is the root of all evil, but I am of another opinion.
• make a pitch (for someone or something)
  способствовать получению, продвижению кого-либо \ чего-либо

  We'd like to make a pitch for some money from the local authorities so that we can build a playground for children.
• make up for lost time
  наверстать упущенное время

  I wasted a lot of time during the semester, so before the exams I had to work hard to make up for lost time.
• make a pass at (someone)
  приставать к кому-либо (с ухаживанием)

  Mark made a pass at Della, but she rejected his courtship.
• money burns a hole in (someone's) pocket
  быстро и неразумно тратить деньги; деньги долго не держатся

  Money usually burns a hole in the girl's pocket; she spends it very quickly.
• miss out on (something)
  потерять возможность

  If you do too much sport, we will miss out on other joys of life like books and cultural events.
• money doesn't grow on trees
  не стоит сорить деньгами, деньги на деревьях не растут

  "Money is valuable; you shouldn't waste it. Remember money doesn't grow on trees."
• make no bones about (something)
  не колебаться или не церемониться

  Mike made no bones about the matter; he despised Captain Blood.
• make a meal of (something)
  съесть что-либо (как единственное блюдо)

  We were not very hungry, so we made a meal of the meat our mother had fried for us.
• make it
  удаться, получиться, преуспеть

  "I meant to have visited you, but unfortunately I couldn't make it."
• more to (something) than meets the eye
  больше, чем кажется на первый взгляд, не так просто

  There is more to the job than meets the eye, and I am not really pleased with it.
• make the most of (something)
  использовать наилучшим образом

  Gus was allowed to use his uncle's library, and he made the most of that opportunity.
• monkey around with (someone or something)
  попусту тратить время на кого-либо \ что-либо

  "Why are you monkeying around with your camera? You have a lot of homework to do."
• make a living
  зарабатывать на жизнь

  Sara doesn't earn enough to make a good living; she can hardly make both ends meet.
• 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.
• meet one's Waterloo
  быть разгромленным, потерпеть поражение

  Unfortunately our football team met their Waterloo when they played with the best team in our area.
• make up for (something)
  возмещать, навёрстывать, компенсировать что-либо

  Jack made up for his lack of talent by meritorious industry.
• make one's toes curl
  чувствовать себя неловко

  Rick said something unpleasant and it made my toes curl.
• make it up to (someone)
  делать что-либо, чтобы компенсировать за невыполненную просьбу или возместить долг

  I can't give you a hand now, but I will make it up to you tomorrow.
• make chin music
  болтать, разговаривать

  When the two old friends met, they spent the whole day making chin music.
• make out
  справляться с чем-либо, преуспевать

  "I will drop you a line to tell you how I am making out."