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• make a man of — To help a young man to acquire the characteristics associated with a mature adult • • • Main Entry: ↑man …   Useful english dictionary

• make-up man — makeup man or make up man, 1. a man whose business is making up actors and actresses or other people appearing before an audience. 2. a man who arranges type, pictures, and illustrations in a book, paper, or magazine …   Useful english dictionary

• make a man (out) of (someone) — to make a young man without much experience develop into a confident and experienced adult. The army will make a man out of you …   New idioms dictionary

• make a man (out) of someone — phrase to give a boy or young man the qualities that a man is traditionally expected to have The army will soon make a man out of you. Thesaurus: to teach someone somethingsynonym teachers and principalshyponym Main entry …   Useful english dictionary

• make a man (out) of somebody — make a ˈman (out) of sb idiom to make a young man develop and become more adult • They thought the army would make a man of him. Main entry: ↑manidiom …   Useful english dictionary

• make a man of — change into a man, change into a human …   English contemporary dictionary

• make a man out of someone — (of an experience or person) turn a young man into a mature adult I make men out of them and teach them never to let anyone outsmart them …   Useful english dictionary

• make-up man — professional cosmetician …   English contemporary dictionary

• nine tailors make a man — The literal meaning is that a gentleman must select his attire from various sources. It is now sometimes specifically associated with bell ringing (see quots. 1908 and 1934). 1613 Tarlton’s Jests C1 Two Taylors goes to a man. 1647 N. WARD Simple… …   Proverbs new dictionary

• Woman of the World / To Make a Man — Infobox Album Name = Woman of the World / To Make a Man Type = Studio album Artist = Loretta Lynn Released = 1969 Recorded = Genre = Country Length = Label = Decca Producer = Owen Bradley Reviews = *Allmusic Rating|3|5… …   Wikipedia

• clothes make the man — Cf. Gk. εἴματα ἀνήρ, the man is his clothing; ERASMUS Adages ‘Divitiae’ vestis virum facit. a 1400 Prov. Wisdom 1. 59 in Archiv (1893) XC. 245 Euer maner and clothyng makyth man. c 1445 Peter Idley’s Instructions to his Son (1935) I. 82 Ffor… …   Proverbs new dictionary