AMERICAN IDIOMS STARTING WITH M
(To) make a beeline for:
To head directly to. ex. "Whenever he comes into the cafeteria, he makes a beeline for the fried shrimp."
(To) make a bundle:
To make a lot of money (one time). "I made a bundle when I sold my Microsoft stock last month."
(To) make a long story short:
To bring a story to an end; To sum things up.
(To) make a pass at someone:
To make romantic advances. To "hit on". ex. "Karl was fired because he made a pass at his co-worker Fiona."
(To) make believe:
To pretend. ex. "When your friends come, let's make believe ( = pretend) we don't know each other."
(To) make ends meet:
To have enough money to pay one's basic expenses; to just to get by. "This town is so expensive that it's hard to make ends meet sometimes."
(To) make good money:
To make a lot of money (regularly). ex. "Shawm doesn't like his job, but he makes good money."
(To) make light of something:
To treat something as if it were trivial or unimportant. ex. "Don't make light of the situation - it's more serious than you think."
(To) make life miserable for someone:
To cause someone lots of problems. ex. "Patricia's boss is making life miserable for her."
(To) make up one's mind:
To make a decision. ex. "I've made up my mind - I'm moving to Costa Rica."
(To) make oneself at home:
To feel as comfortable as one would being at home. "During your visit just make yourself at home."
(To) make someone's head spin:
To make someone dizzy or disoriented. ex. "All that alcohol made my head spin."
(To) make something from scratch:
To make something by starting with the basic ingredients. ex. "Did you bake that cake? No, I made it from scratch."
(To) meet someone halfway:
To compromise with someone. ex. "They settled the argument by deciding to meet each other halfway."
(To) mention something in passing:
To mention something casually.
(The) middle of nowhere:
A very isolated place. "Our car broke down in the middle of nowhere. The nearest town was 100 miles away!"
(To) mind one's own business:
Not to interfere/ get involved in the business of others. "Sometimes it's best to mind your own business."
Money talks:
Having money helps one get things done.
(There's) more than meets the eye:
More complicated/more interesting. "There's more than meets the eye when it comes to Maria = Maria is more interesting (or complicated, depending on the context) than she appears."
(To) move up in the world:
To increase one's standing socially, etc. To become successful.
(A) must:
Necessary. "In Los Angeles, having a car is a must."