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Phrasal Verbs

With 'Make'

Hi guys❗ I'm sure that you've said this word many times. Do you use phrasal verbs with 'make'❓

If you don't. Well, I'll tell you some of them. Let's begin❗

Make for
To cause something.
     This book makes for compulsive reading.
                                    ↳ make for

Make (sth/sb) into (sth)
To change something or 👨/👩 so that they have a new form or purpose.
     I've made a spare room into a study.
                   ↳ make (sth) into (sth)
    Her first film made her into a star.
                   ↳ make (sb) into (sth)

Make off
To leave hurriedly, usually in order to escape.
     The hooligans made off as the police arrived.
                                       ↳ make off

Make (sth) over to (sb)
To give legally something such as 💰 or property to 👨👩.
        Karen's aunt had made her house over to Karen.
                                                                      ↳ make (sth) over to (sb)

Make up
1. To combine together to form something.
        One of my favorite book series is made up by eight books
                                                                         ↳ be make up by (sth)
2. To get an amount or group together.
        They made up the sum so they'll go to 🇮🇹 for their holidays.
                        ↳ make up
3. To invent an stoty, poem, song, etc.
        He made up a romantic song about them.
                        ↳ make up
4. To put make-up on 👨/👩 face.
        She made him up as a monster for the first scene of the film.
                            ↳ make (sb) up

Make it up (sb)
To be reconciled after an argument. Also, English speakers say 'make up' to mean the same.
     When they were children, they used to have arguments but they always made it up soon after.                                                                                                                          ↳ make it up
Oh! Come on.! Why don't you kiss and make up?
                                                                       ↳ make up
Make up to (sb)
To be too friendly to 👨👩 in order to get an advantage for yourself.
     He makes up to her boss in order to get a promotion.
                          ↳ make up to (sb)

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