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  • 31make someone feel small — make (someone) feel small to say something which makes someone feel not important or stupid. As a manager you have to be able to criticize people but you don t want to make them feel small …

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  • 32make feel small — make (someone) feel small to say something which makes someone feel not important or stupid. As a manager you have to be able to criticize people but you don t want to make them feel small …

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  • 33make — make1 W1S1 [meık] v past tense and past participle made [meıd] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(produce)¦ 2¦(do)¦ 3¦(cook)¦ 4¦(cause)¦ 5¦(force)¦ 6¦(mark/hole etc)¦ 7 make it 8 make the meeting/the party/Tuesday etc 9¦(achieve something)¦ …

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  • 34make — 1 verb past tense and past participle made, PRODUCE STH 1 (T) to produce something by working: I m going to make a cake for Sam s birthday. | Did you make that dress yourself? | a car made in Japan | They re making a documentary about the Civil… …

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  • 35make — make1 [ meık ] (past tense and past participle made [ meıd ] ) verb *** ▸ 1 create/produce something ▸ 2 do/say something ▸ 3 cause something to happen ▸ 4 force someone to do something ▸ 5 arrange something ▸ 6 earn/get money ▸ 7 give a total ▸… …

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  • 36make*/*/*/ — [meɪk] (past tense and past participle made [meɪd] ) verb I 1) [T] to create or produce something The nail made a hole in my shirt.[/ex] Jane was making coffee.[/ex] This furniture is made in South America.[/ex] a bowl made of… …

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  • 37make it — verb 1. continue in existence after (an adversity, etc.) (Freq. 7) He survived the cancer against all odds • Syn: ↑survive, ↑pull through, ↑pull round, ↑come through • Ant: ↑ …

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  • 38able — [[t]e͟ɪblɪst[/t]] ♦ ablest 1) PHR MODAL If you are able to do something, you have skills or qualities which make it possible for you to do it. The older child should be able to prepare a simple meal... The company say they re able to keep pricing …

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  • 39able — adj. 1 able to do sth having the ability to do sth VERBS ▪ be, feel, prove, seem ADVERB ▪ fully, perfectly, quite …

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  • 40make — I [[t]me͟ɪk[/t]] CARRYING OUT AN ACTION ♦ makes, making, made (Make is used in a large number of expressions which are explained under other words in this dictionary. For example, the expression to make sense is explained at sense .) 1) VERB You… …

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