| Idiom | Meaning | Example |
| make tracks |
hurry, move quickly, vamoose
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We better make tracks or we'll be late for dinner.
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| make trouble |
cause a fight, don't make waves
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Don't make trouble, eh. Don't start an argument or a fight.
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| make up |
create, imagine
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He likes to make up stories - you know, fiction.
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| make up |
be friends again, come together again
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John and Marsha fight, but they always kiss and make up.
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| make up for |
repay, compensate
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Please let me make up for my mistake. Let me help you.
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| make up your mind |
decide, choose
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If you will make up your mind, we can order our dinner.
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| make war |
fight with troops and planes and bombs
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To make war is to be greedy or insane - or both.
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| make waves |
(See don't make waves)
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| make way |
move off the path, move to the side, make room
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If the leader wants your seat in parliament, you make way for her.
You give her your seat.
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| make whoopee |
kiss and hug, get it on, make love
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Tony and Victoria were making whoopee when we walked in.
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