make+successful

  • 31make your mark — make (your) mark to be successful or famous. She played several sports in school, but it was in basketball that she made her mark …

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  • 32make mark — make (your) mark to be successful or famous. She played several sports in school, but it was in basketball that she made her mark …

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  • 33make-or-break — make′ or break′ adj. either successful or ruinous • Etymology: 1915–20 …

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  • 34make a go of — ► make a go of informal be successful in. Main Entry: ↑go …

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  • 35make good — ► make good 1) compensate for (loss, damage, or expense). 2) fulfil (a promise or claim). 3) be successful. Main Entry: ↑good …

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  • 36make recover lost ground — make up/recover lost ground phrase to become successful again after having been delayed or having had problems Logan hopes to recover lost ground this season after a series of disappointing defeats. Thesaurus: to successfully deal with a problem… …

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  • 37make up lost ground — make up/recover lost ground phrase to become successful again after having been delayed or having had problems Logan hopes to recover lost ground this season after a series of disappointing defeats. Thesaurus: to successfully deal with a problem… …

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  • 38make — make1 [ meık ] (past tense and past participle made [ meıd ] ) verb *** ▸ 1 create/produce something ▸ 2 do/say something ▸ 3 cause something to happen ▸ 4 force someone to do something ▸ 5 arrange something ▸ 6 earn/get money ▸ 7 give a total ▸… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 39make — make1 W1S1 [meık] v past tense and past participle made [meıd] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(produce)¦ 2¦(do)¦ 3¦(cook)¦ 4¦(cause)¦ 5¦(force)¦ 6¦(mark/hole etc)¦ 7 make it 8 make the meeting/the party/Tuesday etc 9¦(achieve something)¦ …

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  • 40make — 1 verb past tense and past participle made, PRODUCE STH 1 (T) to produce something by working: I m going to make a cake for Sam s birthday. | Did you make that dress yourself? | a car made in Japan | They re making a documentary about the Civil… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English