make the world go around/round
Definition
› to be extremely important, so that many ordinary events could not happen without it: Love/Money makes the world go round.Very important or urgent
(Definition of make the world go around/round from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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make sth/it worth your while idiom
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make sth/sb out phrasal verb
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make the fur fly idiom
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make the grade idiom
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make the ultimate/supreme sacrifice idiom
- make the world go around/round idiom
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make time idiom
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make to do sth idiom
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make towards sth/sb phrasal verb
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make tracks idiom
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make up for lost time idiom
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Synonyms and related words:
- all-important adjective
- arch- prefix (MAIN)
- at all cost(s) idiom
- be a matter of life and/or death idiom
- burning adjective (STRONG)
- chief adjective (MOST IMPORTANT)
- considerable adjective
- critical adjective (IMPORTANT)
- momentous adjective
- no less idiom
- notable adjective
- notably adverb
- noteworthy adjective
- prominent adjective (FAMOUS)
- salient adjective
- seriously adverb (NEEDING ATTENTION)
- substantial adjective (LARGE)
- substantially adverb (LARGE)
- substantive adjective
- supreme adjective, adverb
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Very important or urgent
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