Phrasal Verbs and idioms with "make"

To make it: to be able to do something.

I don´t know if I´ll be able to make it to the movie (=to arrive in time to watch it).

To make out: to kiss or toi have sex

They were making out in the car.

To make up: to resolve a quarrel.

They made up after that huge fight.

To make up: to use facial cosmetics

I don´t have time to make up in the morning.

To make something up: to invent something

I didn´t want to go to the party, so I just made up an excuse.

To make someone´s day: make a person´s day great

That promotion made him so happy. It made his day.

To make out: to be able to see well

I could barely make out his face in the dark.

To make money: to earn money as self-employed

 The money he makes in this profession isn´t enough to support his family.

Others:

To make for: 

1. To have or produce (a particular effect or result): small details that make for comfort.

2. To help promote; further: makes for better communication.

 

To make off:

 

To depart in haste; run away.

 

To make over:

 

1. To redo; renovate.

2. To change or transfer the ownership of, usually by means of a legal document: made over the property to her son.

 

Idioms: 

To make a clean breast of:

 

To confess fully.

 

To make a face:

 

To distort the features of the face; grimace.

 

To make a go of:

 

To achieve success in: have made a go of the business.

 

To make away with:

 

1. To carry off; steal.

2. To use up or consume.

3. To kill or destroy.

 

To make believe:

 

To pretend.

 

To make bold:

 

To venture: I will not make so bold as to criticize such a scholar.

 

To make book: 

To accept bets on a race, game, or contest.

 

To make do:

 

To manage to get along with the means available: had to make do on less income.

 

To make ends meet:

  

To manage so that one's means are sufficient for one's needs.

 

Tomake eyes:

 

To ogle.

 

To make fun of:

 

To mock; ridicule.

 

To make good:

 

1. To carry out successfully: made good his escape.

2. To fulfill: made good her promise.

3. To make compensation for; make up for: made good the loss.

4. To succeed: made good as a writer.

 

To make hay:

 

To turn to one's advantage: The candidate's opponents made hay of the scandal.

 

To make heads or tails of:

 

To understand: I couldn't make heads or tails of the report.

 

To make history:

 

To do something memorable or spectacular enough to influence the course of history: The first space flight made history.

 

To make it:

 

1. Informal : To achieve a goal; be successful. finally made it as an actor.

2. Slang To have sexual intercourse.

 

To make light of:

 

To treat as unimportant: He made light of his illness.

 

To make love:

 

1. To engage in amorous caressing.

2. To engage in sexual intercourse.

 

To make much of:

 

To treat as of great importance.

 

To make no bones about: 

To be forthright and candid about; acknowledge freely: They make no bones about their dislike for each other.

 

To make off with:

 

To snatch or steal: made off with the profits.

   

To make (one's) peace with:

To bring oneself to accept; reconcile oneself to.

 

To make (one's) way:

 

1. To go forward; advance.

2. To succeed, especially in making a living.

 

To make sail:

 

1. To begin a voyage.

2. To set sail.

 

To make sense:

 

1. To be coherent or intelligible: an explanation that made sense.

2. To be practical or advisable: It makes sense to go now.

 

To make something of:

 

To start a fight or quarrel over.

 

To make the grade: 

To measure up to a given standard.

 

To make the most of:

 

To use to the greatest advantage.

 

To make the scene (Slang):

 

1. To put in an appearance: made the scene at the party.

2. To participate in a specified activity: made the drug scene.

 

To make time:

 

1. To travel speedily.

2. To travel at a specified rate: We made good time getting to town.

3.( Slang) To make progress toward attracting someone: tried to make time with the new neighbor.

 

To make tracks: (Slang):

  

To move or leave in a hurry.

 

To make up (one's) mind:

 

To decide between alternatives; come to a definite decision or opinion.

 

To make waves: (Slang)

 

To cause a disturbance or controversy.

 

To make way:

 

1. To give room for passage; move aside.

2. To make progress.

 

On the make (Slang)

 

1. Aggressively striving for financial or social improvement: a young executive on the make.

2. Eagerly seeking a sexual partner.

(Main source: http://www.thefreedictionary.com/make+do)