make out sth
informal — phrasal verb with make /meɪk/ verb (made, made)Definition
› to say, usually falsely, that something is true: [+ to infinitive] He made himself out to be a millionaire. [+ to be] The British weather is not always as bad as it is made out to be. [+ (that)] He made out (that) he had been living in Paris all year.Assertions and asserting
(Definition of make out sth from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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make off phrasal verb
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make off with sth phrasal verb
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make or break sth idiom
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make out phrasal verb (HAVE SEX)
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make out phrasal verb (SUCCEED)
- make out sth phrasal verb
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make representations/a representation to sb/sth idiom
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make sb look small idiom
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make sb sweat idiom
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make sb's blood boil idiom
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make sb's blood curdle idiom
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Synonyms and related words:
- affirm verb
- airing noun (MAKING KNOWN)
- assert verb
- assertion noun
- attestation noun
- aver verb
- claim verb (SAY)
- contend verb (CLAIM)
- designate verb
- designation noun
- emphatic adjective
- lay sth on the line idiom
- plead verb (STATE)
- pled
- pretend verb
- put your foot down idiom
- set yourself up as sth phrasal verb
- shout/proclaim sth from the rooftops idiom
- take it from me idiom
- that's my story and I'm sticking to it idiom
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