English Idioms - letter M

Idiom	Definition	Usage
mad as a hornet	very angry	He was mad as a hornet when I saw yesterday.
made a hit	was popular	Her cake made a hit at the party.
make a beeline	go directly and quickly	She will probably make a beeline to the travel section.
make a bundle	make a lot of money	He could make a bundle on the stock market this year.
make a day of it	stay the entire day	We decided to make a day of it at the park.
make a dent	make progress	It seemed like we did not even make a dent towards completing the project.
make a difference	change anything	It does not seem to make a difference if we talk or not.
make a go of	achieve success in	He is trying to make a go of the business even though he is losing money.
make a killing	make a lot of money	You can make a killing in Las Vegas.
make a living	make enough money	You cannot make a living at your present job.
make a mistake	make an error	Try not to make a mistake on the exam.
make a mountain out of a molehill	make a big problem out of a small one	Try not to make a mountain out of a molehill.
make a name for oneself	become famous	She is trying to make a name for herself in the field of literature.
make a pass at someone	make romantic advances to him	She tried to make a pass at him and lost her job.
make a point of	have the intent of	You should make a point of doing your homework every night.
make a run for it	leave quickly	I think that she will make a run for it as soon as the class finished.
make away with	leave with	The bank robber tried to make away with the money.
make believe	a pretend game	The children were playing make believe.
make do with	substitute	You have to make do with milk instead of cream.
make ends meet	make enough money	You cannot make ends meet at your present job.
make waves	cause trouble	Try not to make waves around the office.
main drag	most important street	The best hotels in Las Vegas are located on the main drag.
maxed out	exhausted	I am maxed out at my work and need to rest.
means business	is serious	The boss means business when he says to finish the project.
mellow out	relax	You need to mellow out and enjoy life.
munch out	eat a lot	I think that we should munch out at the buffet.