| make a difference | (=be significant, matter) | 중요하다 , 문제가 되다 |
|---|---|---|
| One false step will make a great difference to us. | ||
| It doesn't make any difference whether he agrees or not. | ||
| make a face | (=frown, grimace) | 얼굴을 찡그리다 |
| Opening the door; he mad a face at the stinking smell. | ||
| make a fool of oneself | (=make an ass of oneself) | 놀림감이 되다 |
| He made a fool of himself by turning up drunk to a TV talk show. | ||
| make a fuss | (=cause a needless commotion) | 야단법석을 떨다 |
| I'm sure she'll be here soon, so please don't make a fuss over it. | ||
| make a note of | (=write down so as to remember) | ~을 적어두다 |
| I'll make a note of the fact that I must visit the prospective client sooner or later. | ||
| make allowance(s) for | (=take into consideration) | ~을 참작[감안 ]하다 |
| You have to make allowances for her inexperience in the task. | ||
| make amends for | (=give compensation) | 보상하다 |
| He must make amends for the harm he has caused you. | ||
| make away[off] with | (=steel and carry away) | 훔쳐 달아나다 |
| The cashier made away with all the money in the safe. | ||
| make believe | (=pretend) | ~인 체하다 |
| The spoiled boy made believe he didn't hear his father calling. | ||
| make (both) ends meet | (=balance one's income and expenditure) | 수입과 지출을 맞추다, 빚 안지고 살아가다 |
| These days I scarcely earn enough money to make ends meet. | ||
| make do with | (=manage with) | 그럭저럭 때우다[해나가다] |
| There wasn't much food, but we made do with it. | ||
| make for | (=go toward; make possible) | 향해가다; 가능하게 하다 |
| They took their ice skates and made for the frozen ponds. | ||
| The new computers make for much greater productivity. | ||
| make good | (=succeed) | 성공하다 |
| She graduated from college, then made good as an attorney. | ||
| make head or tail of | (=understand) | 이해하다 |
| Can you make head or tail of the letter written so badly? | ||
| make it | (=arrive in time; succeed) | 시간에 대다 ; 성공하다 |
| The flight leaves in ten minutes - I'll never make it. | ||
| He owns a good business and has made it big in life. | ||
| make light[little] of | (=treat as unimportant) | 경시하다, 무시하다 |
| I thought the problem was serious, but he made light of it. | ||
| make much of | (=consider as very important) | 중요시하다 |
| Why are you making so much of such a trivial matter? | ||
| make nothing of | (=fail to understand; treat lightly) | 이해하지 못하다; 아무렇지 않게 여기다 |
| I could make nothing of what the speaker said. | ||
| He made nothing of walking three miles to buy a newspaper. | ||
| make one's mark | (=become famous) | 유명해지다 |
| It was not long at college before he made his mark. | ||
| make out | (=understand; draw up; pretend) | 이해하다; 작성하다; ~인 체하다 |
| No one could make out what he was talking about. | ||
| He made out a check and handed it to her. | ||
| Helen tried to make out that she was sick. | ||
| make over | (=transfer the ownership; change, renovate) | 양도하다 ; 바꾸다, 고치다 |
| The land was made over to its rightful possessor. | ||
| The garage has been made over into a playroom. | ||
| make room for | (=create space for) | 자리를 [공간을] 마련하다 |
| How can we make room for all the furniture? | ||
| make sure | (=ascertain) | 확인하다 |
| I want you to make sure that all of the reports are done on time. | ||
| make the best of | (=do as well as one can in a poor situation) | (열악한 상황에서) ~을 최대한 활용하다 |
| It rained a lot during our vacation, but we made the best of it. | ||
| make the grade | (=succeed by reaching a particular standard) | 성공하다, 어느 정도 단계에 오르다 |
| He has made the grade in the insurance business. | ||
| make the most of | (=use to the greatest advantage) | ~을 최대한 이용[활용]하다 |
| He planned to make the most of his trip to Europe. | ||
| make up | (=resolve a quarrel; invent; apply cosmetics) | 화해하다; (이야기를) 꾸며내다; 화장하다 |
| The couple had a fight, but then made up and kissed. | ||
| Is that story true or did you make it up? | ||
| map out | (=plan in detail) | 상세한 계획을 세우다 |
| I spent many weeks on mapping out his election campaign. | ||
| measure up to | (=reach the same level as) | ~에 필적하다 |
| The exhibition didn't measure up to last year's. | ||
| meet ~ halfway | (=compromise with) | 타협하다 |
| If you can drop your price a little, I'll meet you halfway. | ||
| meet with | (=meet one for something; unexpectedly experience) | (특히 토론 등을 위해) 만나다; ~을 당하다, 경험하다 |
| The President met with senior White House aides for discussion. | ||
| They met with an accident on their way back. | ||
| more or less | (=almost; approximately, about) | 거의 ; 대략 |
| It took more or less a whole day to paint the ceiling. | ||
| The trip will take ten days, more or less. | ||