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TO MAKE A REQUEST |
To ask (for) something. John can I make a request? Can we start the meeting at 10am, not 9am? |
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TO MAKE AN OFFER |
To say that you will do something or that you will pay a price. I didn't really want to sell my bike, but Graham mede me an offer of €250, so I took it. |
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TO MAKE A START |
To begin (work). There's a lot of work to do today, so we should make a start now, I think |
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TO MAKE A LIVING |
To earn money that you use to buy food, clothes,etc. She doesn't like her job at all - it's just a way for her to make a living. |
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TO MAKE TIME |
To find space in a day to do something. I'm really busy tomorrow, but I'll try to make time to phone you, OK? |
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TO MAKE SURE |
To take action to be certain that something happens is true, etc. I think I locked the door - but I'll go back to the house to make sure |
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TO MAKE ROOM (FOR) |
To leave space for something, so that it can go in.
Our new television is really big! We had to take the sofa out of the living room to make room for it! |
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TO MAKE WAY (FOR) |
To be replaced by something, especially because it is better, cheaper, easier. They knocked down six shops in that street to make way for a new supermarket. |
