- make someone over
- give someone a new image with cosmetics, hairstyling, etc.→ make
English new terms dictionary. 2014.
make someone over
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make sth over — UK US make sth over Phrasal Verb with make({{}}/meɪk/ verb [T] (made, made) ► LAW to agree in a legal document to give money or property to someone else: make sth over to sb »He made over half his estate to his wife … Financial and business terms
make someone turn over in his or her grave — idi make someone turn over in his or her grave, to do something that would have been unthinkably offensive to a specified person now dead … From formal English to slang
make something over — 1) transfer the possession of something to someone if he dies childless he is to make over his share of the estate to his brother 2) completely transform or remodel something, esp. a person s hairstyle, makeup, or clothes … Useful english dictionary
make something over to someone — TRANSFER, sign over, turn over, hand over/on/down, give, leave, bequeath, bestow, pass on, assign, consign, entrust; Law devolve, convey. → make … Useful english dictionary
tip someone over the edge — tip someone over the edge/brink/ phrase to make someone feel so unhappy that they cannot deal with their life or a situation any longer Losing the business was what finally tipped him over the edge. Thesaurus: to make someone feel sad or… … Useful english dictionary
tip someone over the brink — tip someone over the edge/brink/ phrase to make someone feel so unhappy that they cannot deal with their life or a situation any longer Losing the business was what finally tipped him over the edge. Thesaurus: to make someone feel sad or… … Useful english dictionary
put someone over the top — put (someone/something) over the top to cause someone to have enough of something to achieve a goal. The award put his popularity over the top in a dramatic way. We re trying to make a deal that pushes our team over the top. Usage notes:… … New idioms dictionary
drag someone over the coals — drag/haul (someone) over the coals to speak angrily to someone because they have done something wrong. If I make a spelling mistake, I get hauled over the coals by my boss. They dragged her over the coals for being late with her assignment.… … New idioms dictionary
haul someone over the coals — drag/haul (someone) over the coals to speak angrily to someone because they have done something wrong. If I make a spelling mistake, I get hauled over the coals by my boss. They dragged her over the coals for being late with her assignment.… … New idioms dictionary
make — verb (makes, making, made) 1》 form by putting parts together or combining substances. ↘(make something into) alter something so that it forms (something else). ↘arrange bedclothes tidily on (a bed) ready for use. ↘Electronics complete … English new terms dictionary
