make the best of . try to use to the best advantage 尽量利用
With the government cutbacks， the hospital will just have to make the best of the limited resources at its disposal．当政府削减拨款时，这家医院就只能充分利用那些有限的财力。
You should make the best of this valuable opportunity．你应该充分利用这宝贵的机会。
make the best of . accept cheerfully欣然接受
He has bad luck，but he always makes the best of everything．他运气不佳，但他总能坦然接受一切。
Since we can't get any new equipment right now， let's make the best of what we have．既然现在搞不到新设备，我们就先将就着用现有的设备吧。
make the grade . make good； succeed成功
Mr． Baker made the grade in the insurance business．贝克先生在保险业务上干得很不错。
make the grade . meet a standard； qualify够水准；合格
After repeated trials the new calculators eventually made the grade．通过反复试验，那种新计算器终于达到了标准。
He tried several times to enlist， but first he was too young，then too thin， to make the grade．他几次报名参军，但都不合标准，先是由于他年龄大小，而后又由于他个子太瘦。
make the most of . get as much as possible out of a situation充分利用
George studied hard． He wanted to make the most of his chance to learn．乔治学习很努力，他想利用一切机会学习。
The doctors have told him he's only got six months to live， so he's making the most of them．医生已经告诉他，他只能活六个月时间了，所以他在充分利用这段时间。
make up . invent；fabricate编造
Jane made up stories to amuse her little brother．简编故事逗她的小弟弟。
He's very good at making up songs．他很善于编歌。
make up . constitute组成
A car is made up of many different parts．汽车由许多零部件组成。
Peasants make up over eighty percent of the Chinese population．农民占中国人口的百分之八十以上。
make up . repay； compensate补偿
We have to drive fast to make up the hour we lost in Boston．我们的车得开快一点，好补回我们在波士顿丢掉的时间。
by hard work they made up the loss of time．由于努力工作，他们弥补了失去的时间。
make up . apply cosmetics化妆
Tom watched his sister make up her face for her date．汤姆望着他姐姐化妆去赴约。
She spent two hours making herself up before the party．她在参加聚会前用了两个小时化妆。
make up . become friends again after a quarrel复交；和解
Why don't you make up with her and forget all about your quarrel? 你为什么不能同她和解并忘掉你们吵架的事呢?
Has Ray made it up with Rose yet? 雷跟罗斯还没有握手言好吗?
make up . complete完成；凑成
She has a lot of work to make up．她有许多事要做。
We still need fifty yuan to make up the required sum．我们还需五十元来凑足需要的款项。
make up . arrange bedclothes铺床；（临时）搭床铺
Make up your bed before you sleep．睡前要铺床。
She made up a special bed for her sick mother．她为生病的母亲搭了个特制的床。
make up . prepare something ， esp．medicine，by putting different things together配制
Please call at the drugstore and have this prescription made up for me．请去药店照这张方子给我配些药来。
He made up a bottle of cough medicine．他配制了一瓶咳嗽药水。
make up . add fuel to a fire， boiler，加燃料使（火）不熄；生（火）
If the stove isn't made up， it'll soon go out．不给火炉加点燃料的话，火很快就会灭。
He made up a fire．他生了堆火。
make up . wrap up；fasten up包扎；把…打成包
She made up a big bundle of all her old clothing．她把她所有的旧衣服扎成一大包。
The shop assistant made up the parcel expertly．那个店员把小包捆得干净利落。
make up . make（cloth）into a garment 缝制
She would like to have this piece of cloth made up into a skirt．她想用这块布做条裙子。
This material will make up into two dresses．这块衣料可做两件女装。
make up for . compensate弥补
Hard work can often make up for a lack of intelligence．勤奋工作往往可以弥补智力的不足。
His strong personality makes up for his ugly appearance．他坚强的性格弥补了他丑陋的外表。
Your kind behavior now more than makes up for your rudeness last week．你此刻的善良举止大大地弥补了你上周的野蛮粗鲁。
make up one's mind . decide；choose what to do； determine决心
They made up their minds to sell the house．他们下决心要把房子卖掉。
Look， I've thought about it a lot，and now I've made up my mind :you can borrow my car！瞧，这件事我已想了许多，现在我主意已定，你可以借用我的车了。