18Rx make a muff of oneself, to див. M-101.

make a muff of something, to про­ махнутися, промазати, проґавити щось.

make a mug of one, to сл. робити або виставляти когось дурнем, простаком; ду­ рити когось;

I'm sick oi that gang I've been running around with... All they're doing is making a mug oi me (A. Cronin).

Does he think he can make a mug of usl (A. Cro­nin).

^:188. make a mull of it, to наплутати; дія­ти необачно, невміло І зіпсувати або про­валити всю справу.

make a mystery of something, to ро­ бити з чогось таємницю, секрет [єтим. фр. faire (un) mystere de quelque (chose)].

make (або swear) an affidavit, to юр. давати свідчення під присягою; див. тж. Т-104.

make an agreement, to див. А-557.

make an agreement with one's con­ science, to див. C-1119.

make an alliance, to укласти союз, укласти, скласти угоду про союз.

make an ambush, to див. L-187.

make a name (for oneself), to див. G-193.

make (або offer) an (або one's) apo­ logy, to [тж. to make (або offer) apologies (або one's) apologies; to offer an excuse (або excuses) просити пробачення, перепро­ шувати;

My wife doesn't feel like making an apology, anyway, unless there's an expression of regret on the other side (J. Galsworthy).

I beg to offer you an apology, sir. You have behaved very well, while 1 have behaved very badly (W. Ainsworth).

He was prepared to offer excuses for his wards (/. Galsworthy).

197. make an appeal to one, to приверта­ ти, приваблювати когось до себе.

198. make an (або one's) appearance, to

[так. to put in an (або one's) appearance; to put one's nose in; to show one's face (або nose)] з'явитися, ^ показати носа десь;

..And half an hour or so later the agent put in an appearance (U. Sinclair).

As soon as Guy put his nose in at the door Clarissa walked out of it; they seldom exchanged so much as a word (W. Morris).

199. make an April fool (або діал. gowk) of one, to обманути, обдурити когось пер­ шого квітня; див. тж. А-519;

"Well, it's all through the town, Mr. Brodie, that you'll make April Gowks of them," gushed Perry... (A. Cronin).

make an ass of oneself, to due. M-101.

make an attack (on one, something), to нападати (на когось, щось), атакувати (когось, щось).

make an attempt, to 1) (at) спробу­ вати, зробити спробу здійснити щось;

There was a young pointer dog in the room belonging to him, and an attempt was made on the part of our humorist to induce this animal to perform a series of tricks (Cti. Collins).

2) (on one's life) зробити замах на чиєсь життя.

make a neat hit, to див. М-44.

make an end of something, to 1) за­ кінчити щось; покласти край чомусь;

"And there is not another word to tell, Agnes." said I when I had made an end of my confidence (Ch. Dickens).

2) див. С-14, 2).

205. make an escape, to [тж. to make one's (own) escape] збігти, ^ п'ятами накивати; див. тж. В-431 та В-1609;

...The woodsman rose, nodded his head awkward­ly, and made his escape (S. White).

Back on the trail they ran till they solved the doubt, for there they learned that the' Stag, after making his own escape, had come back to change off (E. Sefon-Thompson).

make a new departure, to цілком змі­ нити свою поведінку.

make an example of one, to покарати когось на науку іншим;

The town will be getting a bad name. I propose therefore to make an example of you, with the object of deferring others (K. S. Pricharu).

make an excuse, to див. М-373.

make an exhibition of oneself, to розм. погано себе зарекомендувати, показати себе

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з поганого боку, робити з себе посміховись­ко, викликати зневагу;

People never saw him, never even knew about him. Why, even in the court he had to make an exhibition of himself (A. Cronin).