make up to . advance to；approach接近；向…前行

It was easy to make up to him．他是容易接近的。

A suspicious boat made up to us．一艘行迹可疑的船向我们驶来。

make up to . flatter奉承

She started making up to him the day she learnt that he was a millionaire．从她开始得知他是个百万富翁那天起，她就巴结他。

She makes up to her boss all the time．她总是讨好她的老板。

make up to .  repay补偿

How can we make it up to them for all the worry we've caused them? 我们害得他们如此焦虑不安，要怎样才能弥补呢?

He lost some money， but his father made it up to him．他丢了些钱，可是他父亲给他弥补了这笔损失。

 make use of . use；utilize利用；使用

You must make good use of any opportunity to practise English．你必须好好利用任何机会练习英语。

make way . stand aside让路

When older men retire they make way for younger men to take their places．年长者退休时为年轻者让路，让他们接班。

All traffic has to make way for a fire engine．所有车辆都得给消防车让路。

 man in the street . average man；ordinary man普通人；平常人

The newspaper took a poll of,three hundred people to see what the man in the street thinks．那家报纸对 三百个人进行了民意测验，看普通百姓有些什么想法。

Like a good politician， he wants to know how the man in the street feels about the issue．象一个老练的政治家一样，他很想知道普通人对这个问题的看法。

man of few words . A man who doesn't talk very much 沉默寡言者

Mr．Brown， who was a man of few words，nodded assent．布朗先生话虽不多，但肯定地点点头。

The principal is a man of few words， but the pupils know what he wants．校长是一个沉默寡言的人，可是学生们却知道他的意向。

man of one's word . reliable person可靠的人

He is a man of his word．If he says he'll do it，he will．他是个可以信赖的人。如果他答应去做，他一定会去做的。

You're a man of your word， I see．Most people wouldn't have visited an old man like me in such bad weather as this．我看得出，你是个讲信用的人。大多数人都不愿意在这种恶劣的天气里来看望象我这样一个老头。

man of parts . A person who has several different skills， talents， or qualities多才多艺的人

The pianist is a man of parts． He writes the piece he plays， and he also plays the flute well．这位钢琴家多才多艺。他自写自弹，还吹一口好笛子。

A social worker must be a man of many parts—able to act quickly in an emergency，good at listening，and at the right time， able to give advice．一个社会工作者必须是一个多才多艺的人—能在紧急情况下迅速作出反应，善于倾听别人的意见，并且能够适时地给他人以忠告。

many a . many许多

Many a student likes to read this magazine．很多学生喜欢读这本杂志。

Many a day was spent preparing the new textbooks．好多天时间花在编写新的教科书上。

map out . mark out on a map在地图上标出

The staff officers mapped out the area thoroughly．参谋人员在地图上把这个地方清楚地标了出来。

map out . plan计划

He has mapped out what he will do．他所要做的事都已计划好了。

We must map our work out carefully for the next three weeks．我们必须仔细地把下三周的工作计划一下。

mark down . lower the price of减价

All our stock has been marked down thirty percent．我们的所有存货都已减价百分之三十。

I wonder why these dresses have been marked down．我不知道这些衣服为何降价。

mark down . note down with a mark作记号

The teacher immediately marked down the students'suggestion in his notebook．老师立即将学生提出的建议记在笔记本上。

mark down . single out选出

He has been marked down for assassination．他们事先定下来要暗杀他。

He marked down that house for his headquarters．他选那所房子作他的指挥部

mark off . lay out in sections划出界线

The field will be marked off in accordance with the special track events which will take place tomorrow．场地将按照明天的特殊径赛项目而划分。

This feature marks him off from other boys．这个特征使他和别的孩子有所区别。

mark out . put lines on to indicate limits划线

The tennis court has been freshly marked out．网球场新划了线。

The site of the new chemical fertilizer plant has been marked out．新的化肥厂的地界已经划出来了。

mark out . chart the course of制订

They have marked out a general course of action．他们已经拟订了一个行动计划。

The directions of urban development have been marked out．城市发展的规划已制订出来了。

mark out . select somebody for special treatment 选定

Three of his paintings have been marked out for exhibition．他的三幅画已被选出，准备送去展览。

He was marked out as the most promising young soldier in the whole army．他被认为是全军最有前途的青年军人。