make a meaning

[American slang]
Fig. to make trouble about someone or something.
  Why did you raise a big stink about it?
  Jim is making a stink about Alice.

Examples

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  1. children, don't make a nuisance of yourselves.
  2. if you make a promise, you should carry it out.
  3. i'll make a commitment with you right now.
  4. he insisted that we should make a fresh start.
  5. the helix makes a complete turn every 4. 4nm.

Related Words

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        make as if:    Verb: make as ifBegin or appear to beg ...
        make at:    To make a hostile movement against
        make for:    Verb: make for  meyk forCaus ...
        make into:    1. make sth into sth to change somethi ...
        make it:    Verb: make itContinue in existence aft ...
        make it with:    [American slang]v. phr., slang, inform ...
        make of:    what do you make of sth/sb? if you ask ...
        make on:     (Shakespeare)  To make much ...
        make with:     (informal; orig N American) &nbs ...
        on the make:     (informal)  Bent on self-ad ...
        make, maker | make | maker | maker make |:    [Law]MAKE - English law. To perform or ...
        custom-make:    Verb: custom-make (custom-made)Make to ...
        delayed make:    [Electronics]In relay or switch operat ...
        film-make:    Verb: film-makeMake films; be a film m ...

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  1. make (out) after so or sth meaning
  2. make (out) for so or sth meaning
  3. make (out) like sth meaning
  4. make (some) sense (out) of so or sth meaning
  5. make (too) much of so or sth meaning
  6. make a (complete-total) bollocks of something meaning
  7. make a (kind of) life for oneself meaning
  8. make a bed meaning
  9. make a beeline for meaning
  10. make a beeline for so or sth meaning
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