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121 make a face
cдeлaть гpимacу, гpимacничaть; кopчить, cтpoить poжуWhen he tried to kiss her, she made a little face at him and escaped by turning away (J. B. Priestley). Wormold began to make a face in the glass. 'What on earth are you doing, Father?' 'I wanted to make myself laugh' (Gr. Greene) -
122 make sure
1) пocтapaтьcя, пoзaбoтитьcя, пpинять мepыHe isn't plotting anything. He is simply making sure that the case will be heard by the Council (J. Aldridge). Make sure you're all packed by tonight, now, because we want to leave first thing in the morning (E. O-Connor)2) (of) убeдитьcя, удocтoвepитьcя; выяcнить, пpoвepитьWhen I was a child, he used to tell me what to read, and then made sure I'd read it (K. Vonnegut). Her eye swept around the room to make sure that everything was in order (5. Skeleton)3) быть увepeнным, убeждённымWhen I heard you on the phone, I made sure you were one of those tall Englishmen with a bored look, and eyeglass and a little moustache. And now you're all different (J. B. Priestley) -
123 make for
1. направитьсяWhen I entered the room, Claire made for me as if she had something urgent to tell me.
2. способствовать, помогать чем-либоAfter the concert, the crowd made for the nearest door.
A little more friendliness from one’s colleagues would certainly make for a better working climate.
The large print makes for easier reading.
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124 make ends meet
to have little money to live on сводить концы с концамиHis doesn’t get much money. I wonder how he manages to make ends meet.
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125 make it hot for someone
expr infmlThe cops were making it hot for him so he blew town — Ему от фараонов житья не было, поэтому он смылся из города
We'll make it hot for you if you don't stick by your friends — Если ты будешь не с нами, то мы тебе такое устроим
The new dictionary of modern spoken language > make it hot for someone
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126 make a scene
устраивать, закатывать сцену (кому-л.) [этим. фр. faire une scène à quelqu'un]I say, it's childish to make a scene about a little thing like that. (W. S. Maugham, ‘Complete Short Stories’, ‘The Outstation’) — Послушайте, ну что за ребячество - устраивать сцены из-за такого пустяка.
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127 make believe
делать вид, притворяться; обольщаться, тешить себя надеждой, предаваться иллюзиям; воображать себя кем-л. (об играющих детях; отсюда a make-believe притворство; воображение, фантазия; игра, в которой дети воображают себя кем-л.) [этим. фр. faire croire]Betsy-Jane and Amelia-Ann were buzzing in one corner of the place, and making believe to read out of a picture-book, which one of them held topsy-turvy. (W. Thackeray, ‘Pendennis’, vol. II, ch. X) — Бетси Джен и Эмилия Анна тараторили в углу двора, делая вид, что читают книжку с картинками, которую одна из них держала вверх ногами.
‘Inside me,’ she said, ‘I've been making believe I was a little girl again. I've been acting the part.’ (A. Saxton, ‘The Great Midland’, part VI, ch. 23) — - Где-то в глубине души, - снова заговорила Стефани, - я все время внушаю себе, что я снова стала ребенком. Я все время как бы играю роль.
He pursed his lips and squinted at his plate, looking like a small boy making believe he's the head of the family. (I. Shaw, ‘Sailor off the Bremen and Other Stories’, ‘Sailor off the Bremen’) — Преминджер поджал губы и, прищурившись, смотрел на тарелку. Он смахивал на маленького мальчика, воображающего себя главой семьи.
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128 make smb.'s heart bleed
≈ заставить сердце кровью обливаться, заставить кого-л. страдатьFamine is always a terrible, ghastly thing, but the most terrible part of it is the children. To see the poor mites with their little bones literally coming through their skin is enough to make one's heart bleed. (SPI) — Голод - это всегда страшное несчастье, но самое ужасное - это голодные дети. Сердце обливается кровью, когда видишь этих маленьких страдальцев, истощенных до того, что кости буквально видны сквозь кожу.
См. также в других словарях:
make little of — 1. To treat as of little consequence, to belittle 2. To comprehend only slightly • • • Main Entry: ↑little make good, make light of, make little of, make love to, make merry see under ↑good … Useful english dictionary
make little of — index decry, depreciate, derogate, minimize, misprize Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
make little of — Irish to copulate with outside marriage Usually with the woman as the object, after which she is made large by impregnation: You let David Power, the doctor s son, make little of you, and get you into trouble? (Binchy, 1985) … How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms
To make little of — make make, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {made} (m[=a]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {making}.] [OE. maken, makien, AS. macian; akin to OS. mak?n, OFries. makia, D. maken, G. machen, OHG. mahh?n to join, fit, prepare, make, Dan. mage. Cf. {Match} an equal.] 1. To… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
make little difference — make no/little/difference phrase to not be important, or to not have any effect Anybody can enjoy yoga, and your age makes absolutely no difference. make no/little/difference … Useful english dictionary
make little of — {v. phr.} To make (something) seem unimportant; belittle. * /Mary made little of Jane s new bicycle because she was jealous./ * /Tom made little of his saving the drowning boy./ Contrast: MAKE MUCH OF … Dictionary of American idioms
make little of — {v. phr.} To make (something) seem unimportant; belittle. * /Mary made little of Jane s new bicycle because she was jealous./ * /Tom made little of his saving the drowning boy./ Contrast: MAKE MUCH OF … Dictionary of American idioms
make\ little\ of — v. phr. To make (smth) seem unimportant; belittle. Mary made little of Jane s new bicycle because she was jealous. Tom made little of his saving the drowning boy. Contrast: make much of … Словарь американских идиом
make little account of — trivialize, reduce the value of … English contemporary dictionary
make — make, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {made} (m[=a]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {making}.] [OE. maken, makien, AS. macian; akin to OS. mak?n, OFries. makia, D. maken, G. machen, OHG. mahh?n to join, fit, prepare, make, Dan. mage. Cf. {Match} an equal.] 1. To cause to … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
little — [lit′ l] adj. littler or less or lesser, littlest or least [ME littel < OE lytel (akin to Ger dial. lützel) < base of lyt, small (< IE base * leud , to stoop > Welsh lludded, fatigue), infl. by ON litill, small (akin to Goth leitils)… … English World dictionary
