DO AND MAKE

do your best

I did my best - what else could I do?

do damage

Luckily, the storm didn't do much damage.

do (an) exercise

I try and do a bit of exercise every day.

do harm

A mistake like that will do his business a lot of harm.

do homework

I did my homework.

do (the) housework

She does the housework.

do research

They will have to do more research into the subject.

do shopping

I had some shopping to do before I came home.

do science (a subject at school)

We do science every day at school.

do well/badly

She’s doing very well at school, isn’t she?

do work

Let’s do some work and then we can go out to dinner.

make an attempt

She made an attempt to break the world record.

make а/some cake/pizza/coffee/etc.

I’m just making some coffee - woidd you like some?

make an effort

You’ll have to make more of an effort if you want to succeed.

make an excuse

The pupil made an excuse after being late for class.

make a fortune

He made a fortune out of importing expensive cars.

make fun of sb/sth

You shouldn’t make fun of the way people talk.

make a living

It’s hard to make a decent living as an artist.

make a mess (of sth)

I tried to fix the car myself but made a complete mess of it.

make a mistake

Hopefully, she won’t make the same mistake again.

make money

She made a lot of money as a model.

make the most (of sth)

Make the most of this opportunity.

make (a) noise

Who made that noise?

make notes

They made notes during the professor’s speech.

make an offer

I’ll make you an offer you can’t refuse.

make progress

Have you made any progress with your project?

make sense (of sth)

I can’t make sense of what you’re saying.

make your way

We slowly made our way back to the campsite.

do away with sb/sth

abolish, get rid of sb/sth

do sb out of sth

dishonestly stop sb from having or keeping sth

do without sth

live or do sth without a particular thing

do up sth; do sth up

fasten sth / repair and decorate sth

(could) do with sth

need or want sth

(havelbe to) do with sb/sth

have a connection with sb/sth

make away with sth

steal sth and take it away with you

make for sth

go in the direction of a particular place

make sth of sb/sth

have a particular opinion or understanding about sb/sth

make off (with sth)

(steal sth and) leave quickly

make out sth; make sth out

be just able to see or hear sth

make up sth

form sth

make up sth; make sth up

invent a story, an excuse, etc.