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COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a match/marriage made in heaven (= a happy and successful marriage )
advances made
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the advances made in the understanding of mental handicap
be made of/from cotton
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The fabric is made of cotton or wool.
be made/become manifest (= be clearly shown )
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Their devotion to God is made manifest in ritual prayer.
made a citizen’s arrest
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Brown made a citizen’s arrest when a youth attempted to rob an elderly woman.
made a dart for
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The prisoner made a dart for the door.
made a deep impression on
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What he said made a deep impression on me.
made a loss
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The company made a loss of $250,000 last year.
made a mess
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The dog’s made a mess on the carpet.
made a mint
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She made a mint on the stock exchange last year.
made a...cock-up of
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He’s made a monumental cock-up of his first assignment.
made a...dent
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The trip made a big dent in our savings.
made aware
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Mr Braley has been made aware of the need for absolute secrecy.
made bankrupt
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Mr Trent lost his house when he was made bankrupt .
made every endeavour
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They made every endeavour to find the two boys.
made homeless
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Thousands of people have been made homeless .
made it big (= became very successful )
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After years as a small-time actor, he suddenly made it big in Hollywood.
made no reply
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Stephen made no reply .
made payable to
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Cheques should be made payable to the National Trust.
made provisions for
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He made provisions for his wife and his children in his will.
made public
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Details of the highly sensitive information have not been made public .
made redundant
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Seventy factory workers were made redundant in the resulting cuts.
made representations
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A group of students made representations to the college about the poor standard of the accommodation.
made sacrifices
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They made sacrifices to ensure a good harvest.
made the ultimate sacrifice
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Captain Oates made the ultimate sacrifice in a bid to save his colleagues.
made up a foursome
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Jim and Tina made up a foursome with Jean and Bruce.
made...a laughing stock
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The programme has made the U.S. a laughing stock .
made...a pig of myself (= ate too much )
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I made a bit of a pig of myself at dinner.
made...abundantly clear
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She’d made her feelings towards him abundantly clear .
made...allegations
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The teacher made serious allegations against a colleague.
made...allusion
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The committee made no allusion to the former President in its report.
made...angrier
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Jesse laughed, which made me even angrier .
made...approach to
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They made a direct approach to the minister of education.
made...approach
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It was clear to land so we made our approach .
made...arrests
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The police made several arrests.
made...boo-boo
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I made a bit of a boo-boo asking her about David!
made...botch of
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I’ve just made an awful botch of my translation.
made...concerted effort
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Libraries have made a concerted effort to attract young people.
made...debut
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He made his Major League debut as shortstop.
made...explicit
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The contrast could not have been made more explicit .
made...gains
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The party made considerable gains at local elections.
made...getaway
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The gunmen made a getaway on foot.
made...go weak at the knees
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His smile made her go weak at the knees .
made...life hell
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My mother made my life hell .
made...look
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You made me look really stupid in front of all my friends!
made...mandatory
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The Council has made it mandatory for all nurses to attend a refresher course every three years.
made...motion with
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Doyle glanced back at Bodie, and made a slight motion with his head.
made...nauseous
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The taste made me nauseous .
made...New Year resolutions
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I haven’t made any New Year resolutions – I never stick to them anyway.
made...plea
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Caldwell made a plea for donations.
made...purchases
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She made two purchases from my stall.
made...push
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The company has recently made a big push into the Japanese market.
made...rendezvous
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He made a rendezvous with her in Times Square.
made...runs
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Jones made 32 runs this afternoon.
made...save
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Martin made a brilliant save from Nichol’s shot.
made...scapegoat
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She believed she had been made a scapegoat for what happened.
made...sortie
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We made a sortie from our hotel to the open-air market.
made...suspicious
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His reluctance to answer my questions made me suspicious .
made...welcome
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Mary made us very welcome .
mind is made up
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No more argument. My mind is made up.
specially designed/built/made etc
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The boats are specially built for the disabled.
were made of sterner stuff (= were more determined )
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Surely you’re not going to give up? I thought you were made of sterner stuff .
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
I'm not made of money
be made of sterner stuff
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But Bastide was made of sterner stuff.
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But it seems to us that hypocrisy should be made of sterner stuff.
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In the years separating the two Great Wars women were made of sterner stuff.
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Miller seemed about to choke on his drink, but Floyd was made of sterner stuff.
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The female characters, too, are made of sterner stuff than the quick-witted schemers of Figaro.
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The visitors seem to be made of sterner stuff.
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This time, however, the opposition was made of sterner stuff.
be made of stone
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Before the steel skeleton, tall buildings were made of stone .
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The floors throughout the house are made of stone , including upstairs!
be made up to captain/manager etc
fresh-made/fresh-cut/fresh-grated etc
freshly ground/picked/made etc
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A garland of freshly picked marigolds hung from the mirror.
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A good addition to dried apricot fool is a spoonful or two of freshly ground almonds.
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Add the mascarpone Reheat, adding the mascarpone and correcting the seasoning with salt and freshly ground black pepper.
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Drizzle with a tablespoon or so of olive oil and season with salt and freshly ground black pepper.
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Season generously with freshly ground pepper and add salt to taste.
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Squeeze over some lemon juice and add freshly ground pepper.
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Sure enough, inside we found some beautiful zucchini and tomatoes, freshly picked from a nearby garden.
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There were dates and a delicious bowl of freshly made cottage cheese.
have it made in the shade
new-made/new-formed/new-laid etc
there's money (to be made) in sth
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Experts and city officials agree there's money to be made in the casino business.
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And there's money in being the best.
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And there's money in it.
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I love airline food and further suspect that there's money in it somewhere.
you've made your bed and you must lie on it
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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It made me glad to be what I was.
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The sky was clear and the sunlight had a brilliance and intensity that made her head reel.
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We had a good flight home with excellent connection times, which made it less exhausting than the journey to Jo'burg.
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We had stood our ground and made our point.