make out

— Phrasal Verb with make

/meɪk/ verb [T] (made, made)

Definition

› informal used especially in questions or negative sentences to describe how well or badly someone is doing something: How's he making out in the new job?

(Definition of make out from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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