358. Make choice of one of two evils, to

вибирати з двох зол менше;

She had been asked to make choice of one of two evils; refusing to believe in Hugh's Ritson's power, she had rejected both (//. Caine).

359. make clear (або short) shrift (або work) of (або рідк. with), to швидко впо­ ратися з чимсь, легко розправитися з кимсь;

At length some supper, which had been warming up, was placed on the table, and then old Lobbs fell to. in regular style; and, having made clear work of it in no time, kissed his daughter, and demanded his pipe (Ch. Dickens), _

...I'll make short work with you. and save the hangman a labour (IP. Ainsworth).

360. make common cause with one, to дія­ ти спільно з кимсь, об'єднатися з кимсь,

зтися за спільну справу;

You, and all the good fair-weather folks who love the stronger party, come and make common cause with us (W. Scott).

361. make conversation, to вести пусту, безглузду розмову, займатися балаканиною;

Loomis began to make conversation about every­thing being just fine (S. lleym).

make copy out of something, to през. писати без розбору па будь-яку тему (за- ради грошей).

make countenance, to див. М-73.

make courtesy (at), to заст. сороми­ тися, почувати себе ніяково, церемонитися.

make court to one, to див. В-299, 3).

make darkness visible, to лише під­ силювати темряву (про погане світло).

make difficulties, to 1) див. М-85. 2) чинити перешкоди, створювати трудно­ щі, утруднення (тж. to raise difficulties).

make domino (або the domino), to виставляти всі кості (в доміно); первн. за­ бігати наперед, передчувати кінець чогось, смакувати наперед.

make dry bones live, to оживити щось, що було в стані занепаду, застою тощо.

make ducks and drakes, to 1) кидати плоскі камінці по поверхні води; 2) (of або with something) промотати, розтринькати гроші, майно; рискувати, діяти безглуздо (тж. to play ducks and drakes);

We'll have favourable winds, a quick passage, and not the least difficulty in finding the spot, and money to eat, to roll In —to play duck and drake with ever after (R. Stevenson).

I can't afford to play ducks and drakes with my chances in life any longer (K. S. Pricharu).

3) (of або with something) перекручува­ти, фальсифікувати щось (тж. to play ducks and drakes);

State interference in the internal life of the parties , . . with all the opportunities to pfay ducks and drakes with democracy that such a measure offers (W. Л1., Jan., 1946).

make efforts, to докладати зусиль; див. тж. В-473.

make ends meet, to див. М-350.

make (або offer) excuses, to [тж. to make (або offer) an excuse] виправдовува­ тися, знаходити відмовки;

He made a plausible excuse (Ж Twain).

374. make eyes at one, to (тж. to throw the eye at one) бісики пускати;

He knew most of the young girls had come in the hope that he would make eyes at them (P. Abrahams).

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make faces, to див. D-760.

make face to, to рідк. чинити опір [етим. фр. faire face a].

make fair weather (to 060 with one), to заст. старатися здобути чиюсь прихиль­ ність лестощами або нещирого дружбою.

make fashion, to иіотл. робити ви­ гляд, прикидатися.

make fast, to 1) замикати, зачиняти (двері, ворота);

Make fast the gate, Francisco (11. Longfellow).

2) пришвартовувати (корабель, судно то­що);

But at length they drew near Burntisland, passed out of the stormy water and, after considerable manoeuvring, made fast (A. Cronin).

make feast, to див. М-93.

make fish of one and flesh (або fowl) of another, to неоднаково ставитися до лю­ дей, бути небезстороннім [походить від при­ слів'я don't make fish of one and flesh (або fowl) of another];

"That's all very well," he said, preserving his surface composure, "but why make lish or one and [lesb of another?" (ТА. Dreiser).

make fit the Procrustian bed, to [гак. to place (або stretch) (one) on the Procrus­ tian bed] вкласти в прокрустове ложе, втис­ нути у вузькі рамки [етим. міф.]; див. тж. В-640.

make flesh, to див. G-13.

make foot, to див. F-962.

make for (some place), to простува­ ти кудись; сприяти, підтримувати (когось, щось);

Не makes for the better-lighted streets, and resolves as he walks on to say nothing of this to-night (Ch. Dickens).

make (one, something) free, to див. S-570.

make free, to див. М-348.

make friends with, to 1) (по) мири­ тися (тж. to make it up with; to make up with);

Now, yon come In and make friends with him, say you are sorry for hurting him, or home you go, at once (0,. Henry).

Oh, how she longed to make it up wRh him! (Th. Hardy).

2) потоваришувати, завести дружбу (з кимсь, чимсь);

Не has no hatred in him: he makes friends with everyone as he does with does and children (B. Sliaw).

make front to, to повернутися лицем до.

make fun (або game) of one, to див. H-324.

make game (to be) рідк. жартома удавати з себе (когось, щось).

make good, to 1) додержати слова; виконати обіцянку;

Не always made good whenever he bra£ and the more noise he made the more dangerous he was (0. Henry).

2) компенсувати, відшкодовувати ти);

...Even if food production continued to keep pace with population, present production figures were related to diets so deficient as to lead Ю the undernutrilion or malnutrition of a large part of the world's population. In future planning, al­lowance would nave to be made for making good these deficiencies <D. W. L., Sept. 6, 1960).

3) доводити, підтверджувати; здійсню­ вати;

...I have no doubt that our leader will make good fiis statement, and that we are really on ihe eve of some most remarkable experiences (A. Doyle).

Bless me! what am I saying? more than I understand, I believe, or can make good {Ch. Bronte).

4) амер. робити успіхи;

I had been employed'in one business and another quite a good few years, more years that I cared to look back upon; and yet I hadn't made good (S. Leacock).

make good cheer, to угощатися; ве­ селитися, бенкетувати.

make good execution, to військ., за­ вдати супротивнику значних втрат; розгро­ мити.

make good one's escape, to благопо­ лучно, щасливо втекти, зникнути, врятува­ тися;

You shall enjoy solitude, and make good your escape (D. du Maurier).

396. make good one's face, to привести в порядок лице (після плачу тощо);

In five minutes' time Toppy le Roy was able to make good her face, a lengthy operation punctuated by a few desultory sobs [71. Cronin).

make good one's retreat, to військ. благополучно відступити; перен. щасливо відбутися, здихатися, позбутися.

make good one's running, to 1) не

відставати від когось; 2) (with one) мати успіх у когось; 3) гараздувати, розкошува­ти [первісна вживалося лише щодо кін­ських перегонів].

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make good the ground, to військ, за- кріпитися на місцевості.

make good time, to спорт, показати гарний час; перен. швидко пройти або про­ їхати якусь відстань; швидко просуватися, швидко дійти або доїхати;

Не jumped into the nearest cab standing by.

"To Ogden Place," he said sharply. "I'll give you a dollar more if you malce good time" (Tfi. Dreiser).

make good weather, to мор. добре витримувати шторм (про корабель, судно); див. тж. М-342.

make good work of (або with) some­ thing, to добре справитися з чимсь, не осо­ ромитися, бути на висоті становища.

make great (або rapid) strides, to ро­ бити значні, великі успіхи,

make haste (або speed), to поспіша­ ти, квапитися;

If we make haste we shall find a van or a cart, with a good bit of dry straw to lie on. That ain't to be sneezed at, don't you know, on a cold night (J. Greenwood).

make haste slowly ^ скорий поспіх—' людям посміх [етим. лат. festina lente].

make havoc with, to див. С-І574, 2).

make hay (of), to (тж. to make hay out of) скористатися нагодою, використати (щось), ^ нагріти руки (на чомусь) [ча­ стина прислів'я make hay while the sun shines];

And then there were the Displaced " Persons, and the men and women who had refurned from the concentration camps with their grudge against those who had made hay under the Nazis (S. Heym).

Having spoiled her evening, he was coming home to make as much hay as possible out of this bit of sunshine (Th. Dreiser).

make hay of something, to 1) див. M-132; 2) не залишити каменя на камені, рознести вщент (про аргумент тощо).

make hay out of, to див. М-407.

make hay while the sun shines 1) присл. роби все вчасно, ^ коси, косо, поки роси; див. тж. Н-1463;

If I were a painter or a sculptor! But I'm an old chap. Make hay while the sun shines (7: dais-worthy).

2) див. 1-149.

411. make (обо рідк. bear, keep) head against, to боротися (з кимсь, чимсь), чини­ ти опір (комусь, чомусь), повставати (про-

ти когось, чогось), просуватися вперед всу­переч перешкодам;

Arrived at the Wooden Midshipman's again and sitting down in a corner of the dark shop, the Captain's indignation, strong as it was, could make no head against his grief (Ch. Dickens).

It was not easy for a stout man like Gabriel to keep his legs at the street corners, for to make head against the high wind, which often fairly got the better of him and drove him back some paces (Ch. Dickens).

412. make head or tail of (one, something), to розбиратися (в комусь, чомусь), розу­ міти (когось, щось) (звич. вжив, у запереч­ них реченнях або у стверджувальних речен­ нях з негативним значенням); див. тж. М-459;

Then there are those new styles of barometers, the long straight ones. I never can make head or tail of those (Jerome K. Jerome).

I can't make head or tail of what they're saying, sir. Would you mind telling me the news? •(//. Welts).

413. make headway, to просуватися впе­ ред, прогресувати;

He knew he had not made any real headway and he was beginning to feel baffled (A. Maltz).

make heavy weather of, to 1) мор. зазнавати сильної качки (про корабель); 2) перен. вважати щось дуже важким або нудним.

make hesitation, to вагатися, виявля­ ти нерішучість;

І make no hesitation in confessing my reluctance to come to this conclusion, but 1 consider thai I have no other course open to me (!. Galsworthy).

make history, to робити історію.

make holes in one, to див. М-140, 2).

make ill blood, to див. В-2623.

make inferences, to див. D-214.

make inquiries, to (тж. to make in­ quiry) запитувати, довідуватися, наводити довідки; розслідувати (щось); див. тж. G-14IO;

A great many people, of whom Raoul personaliy received a few, called to make inquiries (W- Morris).

A servant is sent to make inquiry about the delay. The whole transaction is denied (E. Poe).

421. make inroads (into), to робити на­ скоки, вторгатися;

The French had been for some time past making inroads into our territory (W. Thackeray).

make inroads on (або upon) one's time, to забирати час у когось; див. тж Т-2037.

make it a practice, to див. М-245.

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424. make it a question of confidence, to

парл. підносити питання про вотум довір'я;

Then the Premier, who heads a coalition of Socialists and Radicals, made it a question of con­fidence (D. W. L., July 19, 1957).

425. make it a rule, to взяти за правило;

"And I make it a rule never to get mixed up in affairs of the kind," observed Donne (Ch. Bronte).

426. make it convenient, to коли буде зруч­ но, у слушний час;

If you can, in any way, make it convenient, come over with. Jupiter. Do come (E. Poe).

427. make it hot for one, to 1) дати на- гінку, ^ нагріти чуба, задати перцю ко­ мусь; вилаяти, набити когось (тж. to make it warm for one);

I'll make it hot for her if she causes me trouble (Tk. Dreiser).

He was boss of his son, and he'd make it warm for him (M. Twain).

2) створити нестерпні умови для ко­гось; допекти, ^ насолити, задати жару комусь;

Не will make it hot for the caballeros (J- Con­rad).

make it nice, to (тж. to make nice) заст. соромитися, церемонитися; виявляти стриманість або небажання.

make it one's business, to вважати своєю кровного справою, своїм обов'язком.

make it religion, to див. М-256.

make it right with one to улагодити, уладнати справи з кимсь, порозумітися, по­ миритися з кимсь;

None of us ventured to interfere; and at last he promised to make it right with her (Th. Hardy).

make it snappy, to див. G-191.

make it up with, to див. М-388, 1).

make it warm for one, to 1) див. M-427, I); 2) чинити опір комусь, настрої­ ти проти когось [тж. to make things hot (або warm) for one];

We'll sec if we can't make things hot for Mr. Tindal (I. Lindsay).

make it worse, to на (або в) довер­ шення, на додаток, до того ж (про щось погане, негативне),

make (або take) joy, to заст. зазна­ вати насолоди, втіхи, тішитися;

...The time came when I took joy in the run of the masthead and in the clinging on by njy legs at that precarious height while I swept the sea with glasses in search of the boats (Ї. Lon­don).

437. make (one) jumpy, to нервувати, при­ мусити здригатися (когось);

I've seen him jab all round the aorta until it made me jumpy to watch him (A. Doyle).

438. make leeway, to 1) мор. дрейфувати; 2) перєн. відхилитися від наміченого шляху;

She was an unwieldly vessel at the best, and we made but little leeway (R. Stevenson).

439. make light of (one, something), to [тж. to make little of something; to make nothing of something; to set little store by something; заст. to set (one, something) at light; заст. to set (one, something) light; заст. to set light (або little) by one, some­ thing)] ставитися несерйозно, не звертати уваги, недооцінювати (когось, щось); вва­ жати неістотним, легко переносити щось, ^ дивитися крізь пальці;

When we have known a person for years the faults come out, but custom makes light of them... (G. Meredith).

I was up early next morning after a restless night, and told the story to my neighbours. Some were serious, and some made light of it (Ch. Dick­ens).

"Well," says Alan, "I wish he was a man of more penetration, for I am afraid he will make little enough of it!" (K. Stevenson).

When ! came to the place, my very blood ran chili in my veins, and ray heart sunk within, me, at the horror of the spectacle; indeed, it was a dreadful sight, at least it was to me, though Friday made nothing of it (D. Defoe).

440. make little account of something, to

не рахуватися з чимсь, не брати до уваги щось; див. тж. М-57;

І make little account of the wisdom of a Solomon of your age; it will be upset by the first fancy that crosses you (Ch. Bronte).

make little of something, to див. M-439.

make long hours, to Дуже багато пра­ цювати.

make love to one, to див. В-299, 3). ^/ 444. make market, to заст. торгувати, купу­ вати і продавати; /гєрсн. мати справу з (with).

make matchwood of something, to розбити вщент, розтрощити.

make matters worse, to як па лихо;

To make matters worse I could in addition eat-nothing, but vomited all the time, night as well as day (A. Cronin).

447. make meat (out) of (one, something), to сл. розтрощити, не лишити каменя на камені; убити когось; див. тж. М-452;

...He'd make meat out of his story and have more fun out of doing it than a kid with a lolly pop (M. & M., July ,1956).

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make memory of something, to заст. зберігати запис; записувати, реєструвати щось.

make mention (of one, something), to згадувати (когось, щось, про когось, щось);

But what mention is made, if any, of the advocacy by conservatives of violence against such enormous groups us Communists, labor leaders, strikers and Negroes? (Th. Dreiser).

make merit with one, to заст. заслу­ жити чиюсь подяку, вдячність.

make merry, to 1) веселитися, бен- кетув ати;

We made merry in the little parlour (Ch. Dick­ens).

2) глузувати, сміятися (з когось; about).

452. make mince meat (або mince-meat, mincemeat) (out) of (one, something), to розм. рознести вщент, знищити (когось, щось); не лишити каменя на камені (про аргументи тощо); див. тж. М-447;

...Can you have faith in a life force so darned extravagant that it makes mincemeat of you by the million? (7. Galsworthy).

At a time when the situation of the motor workers demands the strongest support from every section, it is a pity that the opportunity was not seized to make mince meat of the Tory pre­tensions, to show that the balance of payments can be put right by a stroke of the pen, simply by halving that arms burden which devours one eleventh of the whole British national income... (L. M., Aug., 1956).

453. make mischief, to вносити сварки, сіяти чвари, сварити;

Has that wicked little Blanche been making mis­chief? (W. Thackeray).

454. make money, to (тж. сл. to make brass) заробляти гроші; створювати собі багатство;

"І want to make some money," she remarked confidentially to Joe, patting her hand-bag, as they neared Gosforth Park race-course (A. Cronin).

But your father was Yorkshire, which makes you a bit Yorkshire too; and anybody may see you're so keen on making brass, and getting forward (Ch. Bronte).

make mouths, to див. D-760.

make much account of something, to

див. М-57.

457. make much ado about something, to

здіймати великий галас, шум через щось.

458. make much of (one, something), to надавати великого значення, цінувати, по­ важати, рахуватися (з кимсь, чимсь), ста­ витися з повагою; балувати, ^ носити на руках;

At school the children made so much of him and Joe, and delivered such eloquent admiration from their eyes, that the two heroes were not Iqng in becoming insufferably "stuck up" (M. Twain).

459. make neither head nor tail of (one, something), to [тж. to make nothing of {one, something)] не розбиратися, не' розуміти (когось, чогось); див. тж. М-412;

Не couldn't make head or tail out the damn thing (A. Maltz).

Scrooge went to bed again, and thought, and thought, and thought it over and over, and could make nothing of it (Ch. Dickens);

make nice, to див. М-428.

make night hideous, to порушувати нічний спокій (галасом, криками тощо) [шєкспірівський вираз, Hamlet, д. І, сц. 4}.

make no bones about (або of, to) something, to не вагатися, не церемонитися; не заперечувати;

Frisco made no bones about dissolving partner­ship, and bought out Morris's interest (Д. S. РП-chard).

463. make no doubt, to 1) перевірити, пе­ реконатися; 2) не сумніватися, не мати (ні­ якого) сумніву (тж. to make no manner of doubt);

"Nothing has been heard of the agent, ma'am," she remarked. "I make no doubt he's come to some dreadful end" (E. Layll).

I make no manner of doubt but that there arc others (И. Fielding).

464. make no ground with one, to не мати успіху; не налагодити стосунки з кимсь;

Odo, Odo, this man baffles me — this man fools me; I make no ground with him (E. Bulwer Lyi-ton).