|
Idiom |
Definition |
Usage |
| mad as a hornet |
very angry |
He was mad as a
hornet when I saw yesterday. |
| made a hit |
was popular |
Her cake made a
hit at the party. |
| make a beeline |
go directly and quickly |
She will probably
make a beeline to the travel section. |
| make a bundle |
make a lot of money |
He could make a
bundle on the stock market this year. |
| make a day of it |
stay the entire day |
We decided to
make a day of it at the park. |
| make a dent |
make progress |
It seemed like we did
not even make a dent towards completing the
project. |
| make a
difference |
change anything |
It does not seem to
make a difference if we talk or not. |
| make a go of |
achieve success in |
He is trying to
make a go of the business even though he is losing
money. |
| make a killing |
make a lot of money |
You can make a
killing in Las Vegas. |
| make a living |
make enough money |
You cannot make
a living at your present job. |
| make a mistake |
make an error |
Try not to make
a mistake on the exam. |
| make a mountain
out of a molehill |
make a big problem out
of a small one |
Try not to make
a mountain out of a molehill. |
| make a name for
oneself |
become famous |
She is trying to
make a name for herself in the field of literature. |
| make a pass at
someone |
make romantic advances
to him |
She tried to
make a pass at him and lost her job. |
| make a point of |
have the intent of |
You should make
a point of doing your homework every night. |
| make a run for
it |
leave quickly |
I think that she will
make a run for it as soon as the class
finished. |
| make away with |
leave with |
The bank robber tried to
make away with the money. |
| make believe |
a pretend game |
The children were
playing make believe. |
| make do with |
substitute |
You have to make
do with milk instead of cream. |
| make ends meet |
make enough money |
You cannot make
ends meet at your present job. |
| make waves |
cause trouble |
Try not to make
waves around the office. |
| main drag |
most important street |
The best hotels in Las
Vegas are located on the main drag. |
| maxed out |
exhausted |
I am maxed out
at my work and need to rest. |
| means business |
is serious |
The boss means
business when he says to finish the project. |
| mellow out |
relax |
You need to
mellow out and enjoy life. |
| munch out |
eat a lot |
I think that we should
munch out at the buffet. |
In
this lesson you will learn American English idioms beginning with
the letter M. You will learn the definition and study the usage of
each idiom.