bridge the gap 2

make head or tail of sth

to understand sth

make a meal of

exaggerate, spend too much time or effort on

make amends

maje a bad situation better

make provision for

be prepared for

make ends meet

keep money under control

make up for lost time

not waste any more time/compensate for lost time

make light of

not treat sth as seriously as you should

make allowances for

consider

make the most of

use to the best advantage

make do

manage with sth that is not really satisfactory

make sense of sth

understand sth that is difficult or has no clear meaning

in awe of

feeling respect

in the interests of

for the sake of

in turmoil

in a confused state

in deep debt

owing a lot of money

in league with

making secret plans with

in the course of

during

in deep sleep

sleep heavily

in deep trouble

in serious trouble

in deep water

in trouble, difficulty

in deep thought

concertrating on what one is thinking about

in reply to

as a reply to

in place of

instead of

in time for

not late for

in vain

without hope of success

in character

typical of a person

in excess of

more than a limit

in accordance with

in agreement with

in absence of

without

in sympathy with

showing support or approval

in proportion to

having a correct relation to sth else

be an old hand at

be experienced at

get out of hand

to get out of control

applaud sb a lot

at the hands of

experience treatment from sb

with a heavy heart

sadly

take sth to heart

be upset/influenced by

set one's heart on

desire strongly/be determined to

win the hearts and minds of

win the support of, become very popular with

bring matters to a head

bring matters to a climax

be over one's head

be difficult to understand

keep/lose one's head

remain calm/panic

get sth into/out of one's head

begin/stop believing sth, remember/forget sth

see eye to eye

agree

catch sb's eye

catch sb's attention

keep an eye on sb/sth

watch, look after

set eyes on sb/sth

never see before/see

cost an arm and a leg

cost a lot of money

not have a leg to stand on

have no good reason to support one's argument

keep at arm's length

keep at a certain distance

give sb the cold shoulder

ignore sb

put one's finger on sth

identify correctly

stick out like a sore thumb

be very obvious

be up to one's neck

be very occupied, busy.

half-heartedly

without much enthusiasm

be hot-headed

lose one's temper quickly

cut-throat competition

fierce, ruthless competition

jump out of one's skin

jump with fear

in the lap of luxury

in great comfort

from the word go

right from the start

deliver a speech

make a speech

say a lot about

show that a person has certain qualities

remark on the fact that

mention, talk about

talk of the town

everyone is talking about it

speak at great length

talk about for a long time

persistent rumours

rumours that go on for a long time

gossip columnist

person who writes about private lives of famous people

coin a phrase

use a well-known expression

idle chatter

unimportant talk

speak for sb

to express the feelings, opinions, etc., of another person or a group of people.

speak for itself

very easy to understand

speak well of

use all of our power to persuade, see that truth and justice win out

nothing to speak of

nothing to speak about

impaired speech

difficulty producing sounds

figure of speech

a device used to produce figurative language

maiden speech

first speech

make a remark

remark

say to oneself

talk to sb

have your say

to get the chance to say what you think about something

you don't say

used either to express surprise or lack of surprise in a humorous and slightly unkind way

have a say in sth

to be involved in making a decision about sth

you can say that again

I agree with you

talk sense

to say intelligent, reasonable things

talk out of

settle a problem by talking

small talk

trivial conversation

chatter of teeth

teeth knock each other because of the cold

incessant chatter

talk continously

chatterbox

a person who talks incessantly

have a word with

talk to someone briefly

words of warning

warning sb

give your word

to make a sincere promise

eat your words

admit that sth you said was wrong

spread gossip

spread rumour

gossip-monger

a person who habitually on confidential information and spread rumours

turn of phrase

a way of saying something

phrase sth differently

talk sth differently

make a speech/point

talk publicly

make apology

sorry

from the word go

right from the start

deliver a speech

make a speec