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Идиомы на букву M

• make up (something/a story/an excuse)
  сочинять, придумывать, импровизировать

  Mary couldn't afford lessons in conventional dancing, so she made up dances of her own.
• mop the floor up with (someone)
  избить кого-либо

  A group of youngsters mopped the floor up with an elderly man.
• much in evidence
  быть на виду

  Silvia is the sort of woman who likes to be very much in evidence.
• marvel to behold
  чудо, замечательная вещь

  The exotic flower is a marvel to behold and many people come to look at it.
• MC
  конферансье, распорядитель (на балу, вечере, свадьбе)

  Steve was the MC for his friend's wedding.
• my goodness/my God
  Боже мой!

  "My goodness," Gina exclaimed when she saw her son covered with mud from head to foot.
• milestone in someone's life
  очень важное событие в чьей-либо жизни

  The birth of her baby was a milestone in the young woman's life.
• MD
  Doctor of Medicine - доктор медицины

  Cronin, the author of "The Citadel", received his MD when she was 25 years old.
• make up (something/money/time)
  делать что-либо; дополнять то, чего не хватает

  Tim had been ill for three weeks, and naturally he had a lot of homework to make up.
• MP
  Member of Parliament - член парламента

  Josef Rickson, an MP, was kidnapped yesterday when he was driving to work.
• mistake (someone) for (someone) else
  ошибочно принять кого-либо за кого-либо

  The man started to talk to me, but then he stopped. Evidently he had mistaken me for somebody else.
• MSc
  Master of Science - магистр естественных наук

  Tina has been able to find a job easily because she has an MSc in Biology.
• mark up (something)
  измазать что-либо

  The child was marking up the freshly painted wall.
• matter-of-fact manner/way
  простое изложение фактов

  The witness described the accident in a matter-of-fact manner.
• make a night/evening of (doing something)
  весело проводить вечер за чем-либо

  It was very cold outside, so we decided to stay home and make a night of listening to music and dancing.
• murder on (something)
  губительный, смертельный для чего-либо

  Very cold water is murder on houseplants.
• measure up to (someone or something)
  подходить (по меркам) кому-либо \ чему-либо

  The new lecturer did not measure up to Professor Young whose lectures were superb.
• mention (someone or something) in passing
  заметить кого-либо, сказать что-либо мимоходом

  I met up with Della and mentioned her name in passing while I was talking with my friend.
• misplace one's trust in (someone)
  довериться человеку, не заслуживающему доверия

  Cora misplaced her trust in the wrong man; she soon discovered that he didn't deserve it.
• more than one can bear/stand/take
  больше того, что можно вынести (о неприятностях, несчастьях)

  Sally had a lot of misfortune in her life; in fact more than she could bear.