Glossary

 Make

Make up one's mind

The phrase "make up one's mind" is an idiom that signifies the act of forming a decision or opinion about something

Examples:

• "I haven't made up my mind where to go on vacation yet." 
• "He finally made up his mind to quit his job." 

Make a difference 

Means having a significant and positive impact on a situation, person, or the world, often through actions or efforts that improve a situation or help others.

Examples

• Exercise can make a big difference to your state of health.
• Your help made a big difference.
• Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo says that she got into politics because she wanted to make a difference.

Make out something 

To discern or perceive something with difficulty, often because it's unclear or faint. 

Example:

• "I couldn't make out the street sign in the fog." 
• "I could barely make out what he was saying over the phone." 
• "I can't make out your handwriting." 

Make the best of something

Means to accept a difficult or unpleasant situation and try to manage it as well as possible, or to take full advantage of a situation

Examples:

• We're stuck in traffic, so we might make the best of it and listen to some music.
• It's a beautiful day, let's make the best of it and go for a walk.
• I know this project is tough, but we need to make the best of the resources we have.
• We only have a few hours, so let's make the best of it and see as much as we can.

Make up for something 

Means to compensate for a negative situation, loss, or mistake, often by doing something good or providing something of equal value.

Examples:

• "I'm sorry I missed your birthday party, I'll make it up to you by taking you out to dinner". 
• "He worked extra hours to make up for the time he had missed". 
• "Her enthusiasm makes up for her lack of experience". 

Make sense

Can mean to be logical, understandable, or reasonable.

Examples:

• "The instructions don't make any sense." 
• "That makes perfect sense to me." 
• "Everything he said made sense - I'd definitely vote for him." 

Make Friends

Meet new people and build connections. 

Examples: 

• "I've made friends with my classmates,"
• "He made friends easily,"
• "She's trying to make friends at the new gym". 

Make something up

Means to invent something, often a story or an excuse, that is not true. 

Examples:

• "I made up an excuse about having to go to the doctor to get out of the meeting".
• "He made up a story about winning the lottery to impress his friends". 
• "She made up a whole new identity to escape her past". 

Get Get

Get over

Means to recover from an illness or to feel better after a negative experience.

Examples:

• "She was only just getting over the flu when she got a stomach bug". 
• "It took him years to get over the shock of his wife dying". 
• "It took her months to get over Michael when he ended the relationship". 
• "Danny—"I'm really bummed that I lost the game last night" Rosa—"You need to get over it and focus on winning today's game". 

Can't get over

Means to be very surprised or shocked by something, or to find it difficult to move past or forget something that has happened. 

Examples:

• "I can't get over how different you look with short hair!" (Surprise/Shock) 
• "I can't get over the way he behaved at your party - it was appalling!" (Surprise/Shock) 
• "I can't get over losing my job." (Difficulty moving on) 
• "I can't get over the fact that we broke up." (Difficulty moving on) 

Get into trouble

Means becoming involved in a difficult or negative situation

Examples:

• "If you don't finish your homework, you'll get into trouble with your teacher." 
• "Being too loud in the library can get you into trouble." 
• "Saying too much, or sharing with the wrong person, could get you into trouble and bring you much more stress!" 

Get hold of something/someone 

Means to obtain something or to contact someone.

Examples:

• "I need to get hold of a new phone" (obtain)
• "I've been trying to get hold of him all day" (contact). 
• Somehow she managed to get hold of the band's new album before it came out.

Get swept away by something

To become so engrossed or emotionally moved by something that you lose focus or are carried away by something 

Examples:

• "I was completely swept away by the beauty of the scenery."
• "The music swept me away, and I started dancing."
• "Don't let the excitement of the moment sweep you away."
• "The flood swept away several houses."
• I got swept away by the waves.

Get away

Get away with something 

Get anywhere

Get the feeling

Get someone's attention

Get the rid of something 

Get a bit carried away 

Get straight away to the point

Get involved on

Get on one's nerves

Get across to somebody 

Get down

Get through 

Get round to

Face

Make a Face

Face a difficult choice

One's Face fall

Can't Face

Face to Face

Say something to someone's Face

Face the fact

Fell flat on your Face

Face the music

Look

Look up to somebody 

Look down on someone 

Look into something 

Look after somebody 

Up

Drink up

Speak up 

Use up

Add up

Clear up

Look something up on

Pick something up

Bring up

Turn up

Put up

Keep up

Stay up

Break up with somebody 

Pick something up 

Came up with  something

Other expressions

Ran out of something 

Be in a rush

Put into Practice 

Try something out

Throw something away 

Take care of somebody 

Take off

Calm down 

Try something out

Figure something out

Let someone down

Focus on something 

Belive in something 

Live for something 

Be into something 

Fall out with somebody 

Go on about something