MAKE

Additional meanings

Error (expression) – I made a mistake.

Give – He made a good speech.
Prepare – She made dinner.
Arrange, Put together – He is making travel plans (an itinerary).
Earn – I’m trying to make a living.
Be Logical (expression) – That doesn’t make sense.
Do Good Deeds (expression) – He wants to make a difference.
Move forward, Improve (expression) – I’m making progress.
Tell, Give, Think Up (expression) – He made an excuse for being late.
Decide, Finalize (expression) – Make up your mind!
Impress Favorably (expression) – He made an impression on us.
Reconciled, Get Back Together (expression) – Bill and his brother made up.
Manage, Get By (expression) – We’ll have to make do until Friday.
Apply Cosmetics (expression) – She is making up her face.
Select Well (expression) – Did you make a good choice.
Complete Late (expression) – I made up missing assignments.
Stael (expression) – The burglar made off with my television.

DO
Additional Meanings

Greeting (expression) – How do you do?

Occupation – What do you do?
Greeting (expression) – How are you doing?
Tries (expression) – He always does his best. (tries)
Style – Are you going to do your hair?
Manage, Survive, Get By (expression) – Can you do without cigarettes.
Perform Charitable Work (expression) – Do a good turn each day.
Repeat (expression) – I had to do it all over.
Dine, Eat – Let’s do lunch sometime?
Make or Do?

Why can’t shoe manufacturers ____ comfortable shoes for women? I wish they would _____ us a favor and
redesign shoes. Can you imagine trying to ____ conversation in high heels while your feet are screaming-
painful? Can you imagine ____ing your work while standing on only half of each foot?

I have a hard time ____ing up my mind when I’m shopping for shoes – the cool-looking ones or the
comfortable ones? Of course, it does not ____ sense to buy shoes that will hurt. So why do they end up in my
shopping bag?

Don’t ____ the mistake of being a “fashion victim”. By shoes that will not ____ harm to your feet. Choose the
shoes that will ____ you smile rather than grimace. ____ a promise to be kind to your feet.

Correct or Incorrect?

Every morning, my brother and I DO our chores before we go to school.

We have to get up, DO our beds and showers.

We get dressed while mom DOES breakfast.

Then, we MAKE the table and sit down and eat.

Dad tells us to work hard in school and MAKE all our assignments.

Also, he tells us not to be lazy and tell excuses.

He says that when was a child, his family had to MAKE do with very little money.

His father had to work hard to have a living.

His family had to DO without a lot of things they wanted.

We always promise to DO our best.