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Maginot line
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a line of impregnable forts which would forever insure the French against invasion by Germany. It was named after its inventor, André Maginot, minister of war in France (1922-24, 1929-32). However, the Germans invaded through Belgium, leaving the forts intact. |
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Make a calico dress/silk dress/tuxedo/overalls
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will make no difference between rich or poor, or how a believer is dressed. |
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Make a go of (doing) something
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make a success of doing something. |
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Make a mess
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An initial mess necessary to produce something good; to rearrange |
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Do something wrong or very badly: spoil or
mismanage something. |
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Make a name for oneself
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become known (throughout history) for one's accomplishments. |
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Make a point
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to treat as essential or necessary. I'm saying what is important. |
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Make ends meet,To
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to live on what one earns, to earn enough money for daily essentials. |
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Make it big
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be very successful in life, usually implying fame and/or wealth; construct something on a very large or grand scale. |
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Make merry
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Make room for someone
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to yield to or make special provision for one of authority: to give up space to another. |
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Make someone feel at home
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help someone feel at ease or comfortable. |
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Make someone's mouth water
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(of food) make someone feel hungry; make someone very eager to do or have something. |
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Make the grade
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to succeed in a test, to reach the highest point and reach one's goal. |
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Make up your mind
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Making sick calls
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Mama's boy
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a boy or man who is thought to be weak because he is influenced and controlled by his mother. |
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Mañana
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Spanish for “tomorrow”, but in English it is given a meaning with a time element greater than a single day. Anyone who tells you he'll do something mañana probably told you the same thing yesterday. |
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Mark (down) my words!
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Listen to me ! Note what I say ! Remember later what was said. |
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Martin to its Box (like a..)
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Any of certain birds of the swallow family. (As sure as a bird will go to its nest.) |
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Masons
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a secret society, also known as "Freemasons". Also, stone-cutters. |
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Max Factor
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Brand name of a manufacturer of cosmetics. |
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Mayo Clinic
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A medical clinic established by two American surgeons, Charles and William Mayo, in Rochester, New York, U.S.A. |
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Meal (bread and butter) ticket
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a job depended on as a means of livelihood. |
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Mean
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low in social status; sinful. |
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Mean business,To
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Be serious or resolute in one's intentions. |
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Meat flopping
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the flesh of his arms, loose and moving back and forth. |
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Mechanics and dynamics
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the machine together with the power to make it operate. Mechanics : the science of machinery, Dynamics :the explosive power |
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Meeting-house
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A place of worship of Methodists, Quakers, etc. in Puritan times. |
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Melting/(molding) pot
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a country, place, etc. in which immigrants of various nationalities and races are assimilated. |
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Mesquite
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