| Make for |
To produce a result |
Constant disagreement and arguments will not make for a happy marriage. |
| make fun of |
To laugh at make jokes about |
It's not nice to make fun of people in wheelchairs. |
| Make of |
of material |
The pen is made of costly material. |
| Make off with/away with |
run away, destroy |
They made off with the cash and fled. |
| Make out |
understand the meaning |
The police could not make out the coded message they intercepted. |
| Make over |
transfer possession, convert. |
Since she had no legal heir, she made over her house in charity. |
| make up |
To invent (excuse, story) |
That's a good excuse. Did you make up it up yourself? |
| Make up for |
compensate for |
After her long illness she is trying her best to make lip for her deficiency in study. |
| mix up |
To mistake one thing or person for another |
She had so many cats that she kept mixing up their names. |
| move in |
To arrive in a new home or office |
Did you hear? Our new neighbors are moving in this afternoon. |
| move out |
To leave your home/office for another one. |
When are you moving out? We need your office for the new guy. |
