- make good (at something)
- make good (at something)to succeed at something. •
Bob worked hard to make good at selling.
•Jane was determined to make good.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
make good (at something)
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make good on something — make good on (something) American & Australian, informal to give back money that you owe someone, or to keep a promise to do something. I want to make good on that loan I got from Joan. Tom made good on his promise to paint the living room … New idioms dictionary
make good on — (something) American & Australian, informal to give back money that you owe someone, or to keep a promise to do something. I want to make good on that loan I got from Joan. Tom made good on his promise to paint the living room … New idioms dictionary
make good something — phrase to fix, replace, or pay for something you have done wrong, damaged etc We intend to make good any damage we may have caused. Thesaurus: to repair somethinghyponym repairs and the action of repairingsynonym Main entry: good … Useful english dictionary
make good someone's something — make good (someone s something) to succeed in doing something difficult. She made good her escape from the hospital … New idioms dictionary
make good a deficit, shortfall — make good a deficit, shortfall, etc. ► to reduce the bad effect of there not being enough of something, for example money: »Many employers have been called upon to make good the deficits in their pension plans. »Exports of North Sea oil and gas… … Financial and business terms
make good a deficit, shortfall, etc. — make good a deficit, shortfall, etc. ► to reduce the bad effect of there not being enough of something, for example money: »Many employers have been called upon to make good the deficits in their pension plans. »Exports of North Sea oil and gas… … Financial and business terms
make good — (someone s something) to succeed in doing something difficult. She made good her escape from the hospital … New idioms dictionary
make good on sth — ► to do something that you have promised to do, for example paying back money that you owe or paying for the cost of damage you have caused: »The company did not acknowledge its future obligation to make good on the losses sustained by its… … Financial and business terms
make good — make (it) good American & Australian to become successful or to achieve something you want. The film s main character is a poor Mexican boy who made it good in Chicago. He ll make good, you ll see. He works hard and knows what he s after … New idioms dictionary
make good business sense — make (good) business sense ► if something makes good business sense, it will help a business to succeed: »Investment in healthcare often makes good business sense. »She argues that a flexible workforce makes business sense. Main Entry: ↑business… … Financial and business terms
make do (with something) — make do ( with/without/something) phrase to succeed in dealing with a situation by using what is available despite not having something There wasn’t much food, but we made do. Thesaurus: to try to deal with a problem or difficultysynonym… … Useful english dictionary
