- make something good
- 1》 compensate for loss, damage, or expense.2》 fulfil a promise or claim.→ good
English new terms dictionary. 2014.
make something good
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make something good — 1 he promised to make good any damage: REPAIR, mend, fix, put right, see to; restore, remedy, rectify. 2 they made good their escape: EFFECT … Useful english dictionary
make sth good — ► to pay for or repair something that has been damaged: »The company is not under any liability to make good any damage to the site. Main Entry: ↑make … Financial and business terms
make it good — make (it) good American & Australian to become successful or to achieve something you want. The film s main character is a poor Mexican boy who made it good in Chicago. He ll make good, you ll see. He works hard and knows what he s after … New idioms dictionary
make a good fist of something — make a good/poor fist of something british old fashioned phrase to be successful/unsuccessful in your attempt to do something Thesaurus: to do something well or better than someone elsesynonym Main entry: fist * * * make a better, good, poor,… … Useful english dictionary
make a good fist of something — make a good fist of (something/doing something) British & Australian, old fashioned to do something well. He made a good fist of explaining why we need to improve our public transport system. He built the house himself and made a surprisingly… … New idioms dictionary
make a good fist of doing something — make a good fist of (something/doing something) British & Australian, old fashioned to do something well. He made a good fist of explaining why we need to improve our public transport system. He built the house himself and made a surprisingly… … New idioms dictionary
make a good job of (doing) something — make a good/bad/job of (doing) something british phrase to do something well or badly He made a terrible job of cutting my hair. Thesaurus: to do something well or better than someone elsesynonym to make a mistake, or to do something badly … Useful english dictionary
make a good fist of — (something/doing something) British & Australian, old fashioned to do something well. He made a good fist of explaining why we need to improve our public transport system. He built the house himself and made a surprisingly good fist of it … New idioms dictionary
make something stick — make (something) stick to cause something to be accepted or agreed to. Investigators didn t have the evidence to make the charges stick. Workers got a good agreement and made it stick by threatening another costly strike … New idioms dictionary
make a good fist — (UK) If you make a good fist of something, you do it well … The small dictionary of idiomes
