Example
“They left their office jobs to make a go of the small neighborhood cafe.”
Dictionary details
Related idioms
Expressions connected by reviewed component words or topic tags.
make short work of
CEFR B2to finish a task or overcome an opponent with surprising speed and ease
make a killing
CEFR B2to earn a very large amount of money quickly
make a meal of
CEFR B2to devote far too much effort to a task and make it seem needlessly complicated
make a splash
CEFR B2to attract considerable public attention by doing something impressive or notable
go bananas
CEFR B1to become wildly excited, angry, or otherwise out of control
go with the flow
CEFR B1To adjust calmly to circumstances or prevailing behavior instead of resisting them.
Source methodology
Meanings, register, CEFR, and examples come from the reviewed dictionary record. Expression notes may describe a reviewed present-day word picture or a background note; they are not presented as verified etymology.