make…of .make of . produce…from用…制作
I would rather make a house of stone．我想用石头盖房子。
Ships used to be made entirely of wood．从前的船全是用木头造的。
make of . understand理解
I don't know what to make of the boy's behavior．我不知道如何来理解这孩子的行为。
What do you make of the editorial in the morning paper? 你对晨报上的那篇社论有何看法?
make…of .make of . cause…to become使…成为
You will never make a musician of that boy．你永远也不可能把那男孩培养成音乐家。
The navy has made a man of him．海军把他培养成人。
make a dent in . make less by a very small amount； reduce slightly略为减少
The boy shoveled and shoveled， but he didn't seem to make a dent in the pile of sand．这男孩铲了又铲，可他好象并没有把沙铲走多少。
make a dent in . make a first step towards success in取得进展
Peter studied all evening，but hardly made a dent in his homework．彼得整晚都在学习，但他的作业似乎没有进展
make a difference . be of importance关系重大；重要
It does make a difference．那确实是很重要的。
John's score on the test will make the difference between his passing or failing the course．约翰这次考试的得分关系着他这门功课能否通过。
make a face . make faces做苦脸；扮鬼脸
She made a face when I told her to take the medicine．我要她吃药时，她做了个鬼脸。
The child made a face when he was scolded．这孩子被训时做了一个鬼脸。
make a fool of . trick；deceive愚弄；欺骗
He did not know his roommate was making a fool of him．他不知道他的室友在愚弄他。
make a fortune . gain wealth；become rich发财
He went to Australia and soon made a fortune．他去澳大利亚，不久便发了财。
make a fuss about . make a fuss over . show unnecessary nervousness or excitement大惊小怪
Please don't make a fuss over such a thing．请不要为这点小事大惊小怪。
She made a tremendous fuss about it ．这件事她闹得满城风雨。
make a success of . make a go of . cause to be a success；produce good results使成功
In brief， we should make a success of the conference．总之，这次会议我们要开好。
Several times I thought in despair，“It is no good， we'll never make a go of it ．”有好几次我绝望地想：“毫无办法，我们决不会成功的。”
make a long story short . say something briefly长话短说
Make a long story short，John；there isn't much time left．长话短说吧，约翰，时间不多了。
make a point of . regard as necessary or very important； lay stress on重视；强调
John makes a point of reading a fresh book every month．约翰坚持每月读一本新书。
make a point of . be careful to； be sure to特别注意地做；有意识地做
Punctual people always make a point of being a little early．准时的人总是有意识地稍微早一点儿。
He made a point of thanking his hostess before he left the party．离开宴会前他特地去感谢女主人一番。
He always made a point of helping old ladies cross the road．他总是小心翼翼地帮助老太太们过马路。
If someone sends you a gift， make a point of thanking them the next time you meet．当有人送你礼物时，下次见面时一定要谢谢他。
Because I was late for class， I made a point of apologizing to the teacher after class．因为我上课迟到了，下课时我特意向老师道歉。
make a point of . try hard to； take pains to努力去做
He made a point of remembering to get his glasses fixed．他让自己务必记住去修眼镜。
Since she couldn't put up with him at all， she made a point of ignoring him altogether．她一点也不能容忍他，因此她总是千方百计地回避他。
make a practice of . make a habit of养成…的习惯
Make a practice of being on time for work．要养成按时工作的习惯。
They made a practice of taking a walk together every evening．他们每天傍晚总是一起散步。
make after . chase； follow追逐
He made after the enemy officer regardless of the danger to himself．他不顾个人安危追逐敌军官。
make allowance for . make allowances for . take into consideration考虑（到）
The tailor made allowance for the growth of the boy and didn't cut his coat small．裁缝考虑到孩子会长大，没有把他的外衣裁小。
The court was asked to make allowances for his age．法院被要求考虑他的年龄。
It would be sensible to add a further two hundred pounds to the budget to make allowance for inflation．考虑到涨价的因素，在预算之外再追加二百英镑是一个明智之举。
make allowance for . make allowances for . excuse for原谅
You must make allowance for his ill manners．你必须原谅他的不礼貌。
They esteemed each other and made allowances for each other．他们互敬互谅。
make an example of . punish somebody as a warning to others 杀一儆百
The teacher made an example of the boy who copied from another student during the test．老师惩罚了考试中抄袭别人试卷的男孩以警告别的学生。
The headmaster made an example of Jane to try to stop misbehavior by the other pupils．校长对简作了惩罚，以儆戒其他同学不要调皮捣蛋。