Commonly-Used Idioms, Sayings and phrasal verbs - Saigontre

make a silk purse out of a sow's ear
- create something valuable out of something of no value
You can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear and the fact is that the woman is not a
good singer and will probably never sing in the choir.
make a stink (about something)
- make a major issue out of something
The woman went to the store to make a stink about the broken CD player that she had
bought.
make an all-out effort
- make a big effort
The police made an all-out effort to discover who had robbed the three banks.
make an appearance
- appear somewhere, appear in a performance
The famous actor made an appearance at the party for the politician.
make an appointment (with someone)
- schedule a meeting with someone
I made an appointment with my dentist to have my teeth checked.
make an example of (someone)
- make a public issue out of someone's bad behavior
The teacher punished the student severely in order to make an example of him for the
other students.
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