make good time . travel rapidly at good speed按规定的速度迅速前进

We made good time on our trip to Florida．我们很快抵达佛罗里达旅游。

make haste . move fast； hurry赶快

Mary saw that she had hurt John's feelings， and made haste to say she was sorry．玛丽见她伤害了约翰的感情，连忙说对不起。

The shepherds made haste to gather their sheep before dark．牧羊人在天黑之前匆匆把羊群赶在一起。

make it .  be successful成功

It is a very difficult examination；are you sure you can make it? 这次考试很难，你肯定能通过吗?

 It is natural to have dreams of success and fame，but only a few people in this world actually make it ．梦想成功和追求名利是很自然的，但这世界上只有为数不多的人能真正做到。

make it .  get to a destination or an appointment in time及时到达目的地或及时约会

The bus goes in ten minutes；you must hurry or you won't make it ．汽车还有十分钟就要开了，你必须快一点，否则就赶不上了。

You can't make it to the other shore in this weather．天气恶劣，你到不了对岸。

make it .  recover痊愈；复原

The doctor knew that the man was unlikely to make it ．医生知道这人很可能治不好了。

make light of . consider unimportant；minimize the importance of．轻视；看不起

The soldier made light of his wound．这个士兵没把伤当一回事。

Tom made light of his mistakes，but his teacher didn't at all．汤姆对他的错误不当一回事，可他的老师对他的错误却很认真。

In fact， she suffered great inconvenience， but she made light of the whole affair when I asked her about it ．事实上，她遇到了很大麻烦，可我向她提起此事时，她却一点都不放在心上。

make little of . treat as of little importance轻视

She makes little of walking fifty kilometres in a day．她一天走五十公里是不在乎的。

He made little of his illness．他认为自己的病无关紧要。

make little of . hardly understand简直弄不懂

I could make little of what he was saying．我简直弄不懂他在说些什么。

make merry . have fun寻欢作乐

The young people made merry at the picnic．那些年轻人在野餐时尽情欢乐。

make much of . lay much emphasis on特别强调

The report made much of the fact that there had not been enough cooperation among the department heads．该报告强调各部门负责人没有尽力合作。

He makes much of his upper class background when you talk to him．当你同他谈话时，他总是强调他上流社会的家庭背景。

Don't make too much of Sally's harsh manner ；she's really quite gentle one you get to know her．别太计较萨利粗暴的态度，一旦你了解她，就会知道她实际上是一个相当温和的人。

make no difference . be unimportant无关紧要

It makes no difference which road you take；both lead to the city，and they are equally long．你走哪条路都无关紧要，二者都通往城里，而且一样长。

make nothing of .  treat as of no importance认为不重要

He made nothing of the injury and went on working．他受了伤却全不在意，继续干活。

It is strange that he should make nothing of others' opinions．真奇怪，他对别人的意见居然毫不重视。

make nothing of .  not understand不了解；不懂

I can make nothing of what he says．我不懂他的话是什么意思。

make off . go or run away逃走

When the deer saw the hunter，it made off at once．当那头鹿看见猎人时，拔腿就跑。

The thieves ran out of the jeweller's and made off in a stolen car．窃贼们溜出珠宝行，坐上偷来的汽车逃走了。

make off with . steal and hurry away with偷走

The cashier made off with all the money in the safe．出纳员偷走了保险箱里所有的钱。

make off with .  carry off携走；拿走

He made off with the first prize in the table tennis tournament．他在乒乓球联赛中获得第一名。

Someone has made off with my pen．有人把我的钢笔拿走了。

make one's mark . make a reputation出名

Shakespeare made his mark as a playwright．莎士比亚作为一个剧作家享有盛名。

You've made your mark in the engineering world，you ought to be content．你已在工程学方面取得了成功，你该满意了。

Norman quickly made his mark and was the company's top salesman．诺曼很快做出了成绩，成为公司第一流的推销员。

make one's way . go forward with difficulty艰难地向前走

As soon as he saw us， Henry made his way through the crowd to greet us personally．亨利一看见我们就从人群中挤过来，亲自迎接我们。

In the evening we made our way to the appointed meeting place． 到了晚上我们就向约定会面的地方赶去。

make one's way .  do many hard things to earn a living自力更生；自食其力

He doesn't have the determination to make his way in the world．他没有努力上进的决心。

She was anxious to finish school and make her own way in the world．她渴望早点毕业好在社会上谋生。

 make oneself at home . feel comfortable，as though one were in one's own home感到自在

When people come to our house，we like them to make themselves at home．当有人来我们家时，我们愿意他们象在自己家里一样感到自在。