to not make

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• not make head or/nor tail of — (or US not make heads or/nor tails (out) of) informal : to be unable to understand (something) I couldn t make heads or tails of her reaction. His handwriting was so bad that we couldn t make heads or tails out of it. • • • Main Entry: ↑head not… …   Useful english dictionary

• not make a habit of doing something — not make a habit of doing something/not be in the habit of doing something/ phrase used for saying that you do not usually do something that you have just done I don’t make a habit of calling on clients unannounced. Thesaurus: habits and habitual …   Useful english dictionary

• not make a scrap of difference — informal phrase to not change anything, even in a very small way You can appeal if you like, but it won’t make a scrap of difference. Thesaurus: to remain the same, or to keep something the samesynonym Main entry: scrap …   Useful english dictionary

• not make head or tail of — To make no sense of • • • Main Entry: ↑tail …   Useful english dictionary

• not make a scrap of difference — informal to not change anything, even in a very small way You can appeal if you like, but it won t make a scrap of difference …   English dictionary

• the cowl does not make the monk — Appearance is no reliable guide to a person’s true character. Cf. medieval L. cucullus non facit monachum, the cowl does not make the monk; a 1250 Ancrene Wisse (1962) 10 Her in is religiun, nawt i the wide hod ne i the blake cape. 1387 T. USK… …   Proverbs new dictionary

• one swallow does not make a summer — Cf. Gr. μία χελιδὼν ἔαρ οὐ ποιεῖ, one swallow does not make a spring; ERASMUS Adages I. vii. una hirundo non facit ver. 1539 R. TAVERNER tr. Erasmus’ Adages 25 It is not one swalowe that bryngeth in somer. It is not one good qualitie that maketh… …   Proverbs new dictionary

• because a man is born in a stable that does not make him a horse — Sometimes attributed to the Duke of Wellington (1769–1852); see quot. 1969. 1833 M. SCOTT Tom Cringle’s Log I. iv. ‘I am an Englishman and no traitor, nor will I die the death of one.’.. ‘Truly..a man does sometimes become a horse by being born… …   Proverbs new dictionary

• fine feathers do not make fine birds — {literary} A person who wears fine clothes may not be as good as he looks. A proverb. * /Mary is pretty and she wears pretty clothes, but she is very mean. Fine feathers do not make fine birds./ Compare: HANDSOME IS AS HANDSOME DOES …   Dictionary of American idioms

• fine feathers do not make fine birds — {literary} A person who wears fine clothes may not be as good as he looks. A proverb. * /Mary is pretty and she wears pretty clothes, but she is very mean. Fine feathers do not make fine birds./ Compare: HANDSOME IS AS HANDSOME DOES …   Dictionary of American idioms

• fine\ feathers\ do\ not\ make\ fine\ birds — literary proverb A person who wears fine clothes may not be as good as he looks. Mary is pretty and she wears pretty clothes, but she is very mean. Fine feathers do not make fine birds. Compare: handsome is as handsome does …   Словарь американских идиом