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| kiss and make up v expr | informal, figurative (be reconciled) | bli sams vtr + adj |
| | | sluta bråka vtr |
| | The pair kissed and made up after a nine-year feud. |
| MAGA expr | US, acronym (Make America Great Again) | Gör USA storslaget igen vbal uttr |
| make a bed v expr | (arrange bed linen) | bädda en säng vtr + s |
| | Every morning, my mom insists that I make my bed before I leave for school. |
| make a beeline for [sth] v expr | informal (head directly towards) | gå direkt till, gå raka vägen till vbal uttr |
| | Whenever I'm in a candy store I make a beeline for the chocolates. |
| make a bet on [sth] v expr | (wager, gamble) | satsa pengar på ngt vbal uttr |
| | | slå vad vtr + s |
| | Do you want to make a bet on this fight? |
| make a bid for [sth] v expr | (offer to buy [sth]) (informell) | lägga ett bud på ngt vbal uttr |
| | (något formell) | lägga ett anbud på ngt vbal uttr |
| | I made a bid on the stuffed moose in the auction and ended up winning it. |
| make a big name for yourself v expr | (become famous) | bli känd vbal uttr |
| | After his book was published he made a big name for himself in literary circles. |
make a bolt for it,
make a bolt for [sth] v expr | informal (escape quickly) (vardagligt) | sticka vitr |
| | (bildlig) | lägga benen på ryggen vbal uttr |
| | (vardagligt) | pysa, dra vitr |
| | The dog made a bolt for the garden gate, but I caught him before he could run out into the road. |
| make a botch of [sth] v expr | informal (do [sth] poorly) | göra ett hafsverk vbal uttr |
| | (vardagligt) | göra ett skitjobb med ngt vbal uttr |
| | Tom made a botch of the project and had to start over from scratch. |
| make a break for [sth] v expr | informal (run towards) | springa mot ngt, rusa mot ngt vitr + prep |
| | Six monkeys jumped the electric fence and made a break for freedom. |
| make a call v expr | informal (phone [sb]) | ringa ett samtal vbal uttr |
| | | ringa ngn vtr |
| | Do you mind waiting five minutes while I make a call? |
| make a call to [sb] v expr | informal (phone [sb]) | ringa ett samtal till ngn vbal uttr |
| | | ringa ngn vtr |
| | Hold on a second, I just have to make a call to my supervisor. |
| make a case v expr | (argue in favour: of [sth]) | argumentera för ngt vtr + prep |
| | (formell) | plädera för ngt vtr + prep |
| | He had a tough job making a case for being a vegan. |
| make a change v expr | (amend [sth]) | göra en ändring vbal uttr |
| | | skapa förändring vtr + s |
| | The editor advised the author to make a change on page 2. |
| make a choice v expr | (select from among options) | göra ett val vbal uttr |
| | (formell) | fatta ett beslut vbal uttr |
| | All three candidates would be suited to this job, but as manager I have to make a choice. |
| make a comeback v expr | (popular again) | göra en comeback vtr + s |
| | The pop singer made a comeback after appearing on a reality TV show. |
| make a comeback v expr | (active again) | göra en comeback vtr + s |
| | He made a comeback, taking silver in the Olympics after four years in retirement. |
| make a date v expr | (arrange [sth] for a specific day) | bestämma tid vtr + s |
| | I made a date with her for Friday; we are going out to dinner. |
| make a deal v expr | (do business) (vardagligt) | göra affärer vtr + spl |
| | | förhandla vtr |
| | | göra ett avtal vbal uttr |
| | The businessman took his partner out to lunch to make a deal. |
| make a deal v expr | (agree on [sth]) | göra ett avtal vbal uttr |
| | | gå med på ngt vbal uttr |
| | | enas om ngt vtr partikel oskj |
| | We made a deal that I'd do the laundry if he did the dishes. |
| make a decision v expr | (decide, choose) | fatta ett beslut vbal uttr |
| | | göra ett val vbal uttr |
| | We couldn't agree on where to eat, so I had to make a decision. |
| make a dent in [sth] v expr | (metal: leave an indentation) | göra en buckla i ngt, göra en buckla på ngt vbal uttr |
| | The hailstones made dents in the roof of the car. |
| make a dent in [sth] v expr | figurative, informal (reduce noticeably) (bildlig: sabotera) | göra hål i ngt vbal uttr |
| | (bildlig: sabotera) | slå hål på ngt vbal uttr |
| | Paying for a new roof has really made a dent in my savings. |
| | Despite all the interruptions, I managed to make a dent in the work. |
| make a dent v expr | figurative, informal (reduce [sth] noticeably) | komma en bit på vägen med ngt vbal uttr |
| | | hinna långt med ngt vbal uttr |
| | I haven't got very far with this project yet, but at least I've made a dent. |
| make a dent v expr | figurative, informal (make an impression, impact) | ha invärkan på ngt, ha inflytande på ngt vbal uttr |
| | | påverka vtr |
| | The doctor told Joe to stop smoking, but it didn't make a dent. |
| make a difference v expr | (have a significant impact) | göra stor skillnad vbal uttr |
| | | betyda mycket vtr + adj |
| | Please give generously; your donations will make a difference. |
| | Josie is trying to make a difference by doing charity work. |
| make a fool of yourself v expr | (do [sth] stupid) | skämma ut sig vbal uttr |
| | I don't mind being wrong, but I hate making a fool of myself. |
| make a fortune v expr | informal (win, earn a vast amount of money) | tjäna en förmögenhet vbal uttr |
| | (vardagligt) | tjäna massa pengar, tjäna tusentals kronor vbal uttr |
| | That businesswoman has made a fortune in retail. |
make a funny face,
pull a funny face v expr | informal (make silly facial expression) | göra en grimas, göra en min vbal uttr |
| | To make me laugh, my dad made funny faces at me. |
| make a fuss v expr | informal (complain about [sth]) | klaga vitr |
| | | ställa till med en scen vbal uttr |
| | | skapa problem vtr + s |
| | One of the customers was making a fuss at the teller's counter. |
| make a fuss v expr | informal (fret over trivial things) (vardagligt) | pjoska vitr |
| | (vardagligt) | stressa vitr |
| | (vardagligt) | gnälla vitr |
| | Oh, it's only a grazed knee – stop making a fuss! |
make a fuss over [sb/sth] (US),
make a fuss of [sb/sth] (UK) v expr | informal (pay a lot of attention to) | ge ngn uppmärksamhet vtr + s |
| | | pyssla om ngn vtr partikel oskj |
| | The boss brought his dog to work yesterday and everyone made a fuss of it. |
| make a fuss over [sth/sb] v expr | informal (show great admiration for) | ge ngn uppmärksamhet vtr + s |
| | | göra stor affär av ngt vbal uttr |
| | Nina got engaged yesterday! All the women in the office were making a fuss over her ring. |
| make a go of it v expr | informal (make it successful) | göra ngt av ngt vtr + prep |
| | | göra så att ngt blir framgångsrikt vbal uttr |
| | If we work hard on our relationship, we can make a go of it. |
| make a good job of [sth] v expr | informal (do [sth] well) | göra ett bra jobb av vbal uttr |
| | | göra bra vtr + adv |
| | Tim made a good job of painting the house. |
| make a hash of [sth] v expr | (do badly, fail at) (bildlig) | göra en röra av vbal uttr |
| | (vardagligt, bildligt) | göra hackmat av vbal uttr |
| | (vardagligt, bildligt) | göra pannkaka av vbal uttr |
| | Everything was going well until Tom made a hash of it. |
| make a journey v expr | (travel somewhere) | göra en resa vbal uttr |
| | | ge sig av på en resa vbal uttr |
| | Neil made a journey from London to Manchester. |
| make a killing n | slang, figurative (make a large profit) | tjäna mycket pengar uttr |
| | | vara mycket framgångsrik uttr |
| | They made a killing last year buying up apartment buildings. |
make a living,
earn a living,
make your living,
earn your living v expr | (earn money) | försörja sig vitr + refl |
| | | tjäna sitt uppehälle vbal uttr |
| | (omodern) | tjäna sitt levebröd vbal uttr |
| | Sergei earns a living by driving a taxi. |
| | Stephen made his living by trading in stocks and shares. |
| make a loss v expr | (lose money) | gå med förlust vbal uttr |
| | (vardagligt) | förlora pengar vtr + spl |
| | My company made a loss last year and had to lay off three employees. |
| make a mark on [sth] v expr | (write, draw or paint) | göra ett märke i ngt, göra ett märke på ngt vbal uttr |
| | He made a mark on the pavement to show where to turn. |
| make a mark on [sth/sb] v expr | figurative (have an impact) | göra ett intryck på ngt/ngn vbal uttr |
| | | påverka ngt/ngn vtr |
| | Dick Button made his mark on figure skating when he performed the first double axel jump. |
| make a mess v expr | (create disorder or dirt) | smutsa ner ngt vtr partikel oskj |
| | | skapa oreda vtr + s |
| | | stöka till ngt vtr partikel oskj |
| | You can have your mates round for the evening so long as you promise not to make a mess. |
| | The kids have been making chocolate cake and they've made a mess with the batter in the kitchen. |
| make a mess of [sth] v expr | (make [sth] disordered or dirty) | stöka till ngt vtr partikel oskj |
| | | skapa oreda i ngt vbal uttr |
| | | smutsa ner ngt vtr partikel oskj |
| | Don't make a mess of my nice clean living room. |
| make a mess of [sth] v expr | (get [sth] wrong) | skapa oreda i ngt vbal uttr |
| | (vardagligt) | kladda till ngt vtr partikel oskj |
| | The new guy has made a mess of this project; I'm going to have to redo it all. |
| make a mistake v expr | (commit an error) | göra ett misstag vbal uttr |
| | (vardagligt) | göra fel vtr + s |
| | Don't be afraid to make a mistake. |
| make a motion v expr | (gesture, move) | göra en rörelse, göra en gest vtr + s |
| | The old man made a motion to the children to come closer. |
| make a motion v expr | (at meeting: propose [sth]) | föreslå ngt vtr |
| | | lägga fram ngt vtr partikel oskj |
| | She made a motion to adjourn the meeting. |
| make a move v expr | informal (leave) (vardagligt) | sticka, dra vitr |
| | He was tired of this town, so he decided to make a move. |
make a move,
make your move v expr | informal (begin, act) | komma till skott vbal uttr |
| | | handla vtr |
| | Jane thought it was the right time to make a move and open her own restaurant. |
make a move on [sb],
make your move on [sb] v expr | informal (try to seduce) | stöta på ngn vtr partikel oskj |
| | (vardagligt) | ragga på ngn vtr partikel oskj |
| | Joanne smiled and moved closer to Tim, hoping that he would finally make a move on her. |
| make a noise v expr | (generate loud sounds) | göra ett ljud vbal uttr |
| | (formell) | producera ljud vtr + s |
| | I couldn't sleep last night because a group of people were making a noise outside my window. |
| make a noise about [sth] v expr | figurative, informal (call attention to [sth]) (bildlig) | göra ljud om ngt vbal uttr |
| | | rikta uppmärksamhet mot ngt vbal uttr |
| make a noise about [sth] v expr | figurative, informal (complain about [sth]) (bildlig) | göra ljud vtr + s |
| | | klaga vtr |
| | | gnälla vtr |
| make a note of [sth] v expr | (write [sth] down) | ta anteckningar om ngt vbal uttr |
| | | skriva ner ngt vtr partikel oskj |
| make a note of [sth] v expr | figurative (commit [sth] to memory) | lägga ngt på minnet vbal uttr |
| | | notera vtr |
| make a point v expr | (say [sth] significant) | komma till poängen vbal uttr |
| | Will you stop interrupting me? I'm trying to make a point here! |
| make a point of [sth] v expr | (emphasize) (bildlig) | göra ngt till en regel vbal uttr |
| | | framhålla, påpeka vtr |
| | (bildlig) | betona vtr |
| | This chef makes a point of cooking with locally sourced ingredients. |
| make a point of doing [sth] v expr | (insist on doing) (bildlig) | göra ngt för sakens skull vbal uttr |
| | | göra ngt till en regel vbal uttr |
| | I make a point of donating to a charity every Christmas. |
| make a practice of doing [sth] v expr | (be in the habit of) | göra ngt till en vana vbal uttr |
| | | ha ngt som vana vbal uttr |
| | Most doctors do not make a practice of calling on patients in their homes. |
| make a song and dance about [sth] v expr | informal, figurative (make a fuss) (vardagligt) | göra en grej av ngt, göra en stor grej av ngt vbal uttr |
| | | göra för stor affär av ngt vbal uttr |
| | Stop making such a song and dance about it! It's not that big a deal. |
make a speech,
give a speech v expr | (address an audience) | hålla ett tal vbal uttr |
| | | tala vtr |
| | At the birthday party everyone asked Grandpa to make a speech. |
| | The father of the bride gave a speech, welcoming his new son-in-law to the family. |
| make a visit to [sb/sth] v expr | informal (go to) | besöka ngn/ngt vtr |
| | | hälsa på ngn/ngt vtr partikel oskj |
| | My tooth hurts; I need to make a visit to the dentist. |
| make amends vtr + npl | (compensate for a wrong) | gottgöra vtr |
| | I'm sorry for what I did to you; how can I make amends? |
| make amends for [sth] v expr | (compensate for [sth]) | gottgöra för ngt vtr + prep |
| | Henry wanted to make amends for his rude behaviour towards James. |
| make amends to [sb] v expr | (compensate [sb] for a wrong) | gottgöra ngn för ngt vtr + prep |
| | When he became sober, he decided to make amends to those he had hurt by his drinking. |
| Make America Great Again n | US (Republican campaign slogan) | Gör USA storslaget igen vbal uttr |
| make an appointment v expr | (patient, client) | boka en tid vbal uttr |
| | (formell) | planera in ett möte vbal uttr |
| | If you want an eye test, you need to make an appointment. |
| make an appointment with [sb] v expr | (patient, client) | boka en tid hos ngn vbal uttr |
| | | stämma träff med ngn vbal uttr |
| | Jane had toothache, so she made an appointment with the dentist. |
make an appointment for [sb],
make [sb] an appointment v expr | (secretary, etc.: for [sb] else) | boka en tid åt ngn vbal uttr |
| | (formell) | planera in ett möte åt ngn vbal uttr |
| | 'I've made you an appointment to see Dr Smith at 4pm on Monday,' the receptionist said. |
| make an ass of yourself v expr | slang (do [sth] stupid) | skämma ut sig vbal uttr |
| | (vardagligt) | göra ngt idiotiskt, göra ngt korkat vbal uttr |
| | Jim made an ass of himself when he turned up at work wearing differently coloured socks. |
| make an effort v expr | (try hard) | anstränga sig vitr + refl |
| | | försöka vtr |
| | | lägga ner energi vbal uttr |
| | You could give up smoking if you just made an effort. |
| | Let's all make an effort to get along. |
| make an entrance v expr | (into room) | göra entré vtr + s |
| | (rum) | gå in i vitr + prep |
| | Charles made an entrance into the study. |
| make an entrance v expr | (onstage) | göra entré vtr + s |
| | When she says "Ah, Romeo, Romeo!" it's time to make your entrance. |
| make an entrance v expr | (grandly) | göra entré vtr + s |
| | The red carpet is the place for celebrities to make an entrance before awards ceremonies. |
| make an entry v expr | (in log, diary) | göra en notis vtr + s |
| | (i logg, dagbok) | skriva ett inlägg vtr + s |
| | Dennis made an entry in his diary. |
| make an exception v expr | (deviate from a rule) | göra ett undantag vbal uttr |
| | I don't normally stay up after 10pm, but I'll make an exception, as it's your birthday. |
| make an exception for [sb/sth] v expr | (exempt [sb] from [sth]) | göra ett undantag för ngn vbal uttr |
| | We don't usually allow students to take holidays during term, but we'll make an exception for your daughter, as she's such a good student. |
| make an honest woman of [sb] v expr | dated, humorous (marry) (omodern, ogillande) | göra en kvinna av ngn vbal uttr |
| | | gifta sig med ngn vbal uttr |
| | Sara's father was happy because Tom had made an honest woman of her. |
| make an impression v expr | (have impact) | göra ett intryck, göra intryck vtr + s |
| | If you want to make an impression socially, it is very important to remember people's names. |
| make an impression on [sb] v expr | (have impact on [sb]) | göra ett intryck på ngn, göra intryck på ngn vbal uttr |
| | Lily has certainly made an impression on Alan. |
make as if to do [sth],
make as though to do [sth] v expr | informal (pretend, feint) | låtsas som om att göra ngt vbal uttr |
| | He made as if to throw the ball, but he actually ran with it instead. |
| make available v expr | (provide) | göra ngt tillgängligt vtr + adv |
| | | göra ngt disponibelt vtr + adv |
| | The government will make £50 million available to support the project. |
| make [sb] aware of [sth] v expr | (bring [sth] to [sb]'s attention) | göra ngn medveten om ngt vbal uttr |
| | (vardagligt) | se till att ngn vet om ngt vbal uttr |
| | I don't know how to make him aware of how much he is hurting her feelings. |
| make [sb] aware vtr + adj | (notify, tell) | göra ngn medveten om ngt vbal uttr |
| | | informera vtr |
| | (formell) | notificera vtr |
| | The office isn't open today. Someone should make him aware. |
| make [sb] aware that v expr | (notify, tell) | göra ngn medveten om att vbal uttr |
| | | informera ngn om att vbal uttr |
| | | notificera ngn om att vbal uttr |
| make-believe n | (pretending, esp. by children) | fantasi s |
| | | låtsaslek s |
make believe,
make believe that v expr | (with clause: pretend) | låtsas att vitr + konj |
| | (barn) | leka att vitr + kon |
| make-believe adj | (not real) (förled) | låtsas- adj |
| | (förled) | fantasi- adj |
| make [sth/sb] better vtr + adj | (heal) | göra ngt/ngn bättre vtr + adj |
| | (från sjukdom) | läka vtr |
| | Let me rub your aching back and make it better. |
| make [sth/sb] better vtr + adj | (improve) | göra ngt/ngn bättre vtr + adj |
| | | förbättra vtr |
| | Dario read over my essay and told me how I could make it better. |
| make [sth] clear vtr + adj | (explain, state [sth] clearly) | klargöra vtr |
| | | förklara vtr |
| | | reda ut ngt vtr partikel oskj |
| | I have made my position clear: I will not support this proposal. |
make clear,
make clear that,
make it clear,
make it clear that v expr | (with clause: clarify, state clearly) | göra ngt klart vtr + adj |
| | (formell) | klargöra vtr |
| | Let me make clear that I don't object to the person, only to his policies. |
| | I just want to make it clear that I won't accept any swearing. |
| make [sth] clear to [sb] v expr | (explain or clarify [sth] to [sb]) | klargöra ngt för ngn vtr + prep |
| | | förklara ngt för ngn vtr + prep |
| | | reda ut ngt för ngn vbal uttr |
| | The doctor made the seriousness of the condition clear to her patient. |
make clear to [sb] that,
make it clear to [sb] that v expr | (with clause: state [sth] clearly to [sb]) | klargöra för ngn att vbal uttr |
| | | förklara för ngn att vbal uttr |
| | | reda ut för ngn att vbal uttr |
| | The headteacher made it clear to the student that she would be excluded if her behaviour did not improve. |
| make common cause with [sb] v expr | (join forces) | förena sig med vbal uttr |
| | | slå sig samman med vbal uttr |
| | The union made common cause with the government in an effort to keep the factory from leaving town. |
| make contact with [sb] v expr | (contact, communicate with) | ta kontakt med ngn vbal uttr |
| | | kontakta vtr |
| | Perhaps one day aliens will make contact with the Earth. |
| make conversation v expr | (difficult dialogue) | småprata vitr |
| | (något formellt eller åld) | konversera vitr |
| | | hålla igång konversationen vbal uttr |
| | Making conversation can be one of the toughest aspects of going on a first date. |
| | Att småprata kan vara en av de svåraste sakerna när man är ute på en första träff. |
| | Att konversera kan vara en av de svåraste sakerna när man är ute på en första träff. |
| | Att hålla igång konversationen kan vara en av de svåraste sakerna när man är ute på en första träff. |
| make do v expr | informal (be content with what is available) | klara sig vitr + refl |
| | We don't have much, but we'll make do. |
| make do and mend v expr | UK (reuse and recycle clothing, etc.) (kläder) | laga och lappa vbal uttr |
| | | återanvända vtr |