У фразовых глаголов со словом make очень много значений. В английском вы можете встретить такие комбинации, как make after («преследовать»), make for («способствовать»), make over («переделывать») и много других вариантов make + предлог. Большинство из комбинаций make + предлог мы разобрали в этой статье. А сегодня решили остановиться на фразовом глаголе make up и рассмотреть 9 его значений. А в качестве бонуса вы узнаете несколько интересных фраз с make up, которые сможете использовать в своей речи.
- To make up – оправдываться, придумывать объяснение для чего-то, особенно если человек хочет избежать наказания или не хочет выглядеть глупо. То есть можно перевести глагол как «сочинять», «выдумывать».
One of my students tends to make up stories about his dog eating his homework. – Один из моих студентов имеет склонность сочинять истории о своей собаке, съедающей его домашнюю работу.
- To make up – сочинять историю, стихотворение и т. д. Синонимом в данном случае выступает глагол to think up – «выдумывать», «изобретать». В этом значении у make up нет негативного оттенка, как в предыдущем случае. Просто человек занимается тем, что пишет выдуманные истории.
He made up a little poem about rain and wrote it on a piece of paper. – Он сочинил маленькое стихотворение о дожде и написал его на кусочке бумаги.
- To make up something – состоять, соединять.
The film is made up of ten separate short stories. – Фильм состоит из 10 отдельных коротких историй.
- To make up – подготовить или организовать что-то.
The director asked me to make up a list of documents that we needed to sign. – Директор попросил меня подготовить список документов, которые мы должны были подписать.
C утра все застилают кровать, а вечером готовят ее ко сну, то есть make up a bed. Важно помнить, что в данном случае нужно использовать make, а не do.
If you feel ill, stay at home. I will make up the bed for you. – Если ты чувствуешь, что заболел, то оставайся дома. Я расстелю для тебя постель.
- To make up something используется, когда мы дополняем сумму или число. Синоним в этом значении – add up («добавлять»).
We rent an apartment together. I pay 250 $ and she makes up the rest. – Мы снимаем квартиру вдвоем. Я плачу 250 $, а она добавляет остальное.
- To make up – помириться с кем-то после ссоры. Синонимы: befriend, make friends again.
You have two options: either you forget about everything and make up with her or you will lose a friend. – У тебя два варианта: либо ты все забываешь и миришься с ней, либо ты потеряешь друга.
Еще эту фразу используют как kiss and make up, что тоже значит «помириться».
My friends used to argue a lot but they always kissed and made up afterwards. – Раньше мои друзья часто ссорились, но они всегда мирились потом.
- To make up something – дорабатывать свои рабочие часы в нерабочее время, потому что недостаточно поработал до этого, то есть компенсировать время простоя.
I am sorry I am late. I will make up the time this weekend. – Мне жаль, что я опоздал. Я отработаю это время на выходных.
- To make up – производить что-то из одежды, пошить.
She didn’t like her old jeans that’s why she decided to make up a new bag from them. – Ей не нравились ее старые джинсы, поэтому она решила пошить из них новую сумку.
- To make up – накладывать грим, макияж на чье-то лицо.
They made my face up to look like a clown. – Они разукрасили меня, чтобы я был похож на клоуна.
- Кстати, мы написали очень подробную статью о make-up – макияже на английском. Статья «Make-up and beauty. Все о косметике и макияже на английском языке» понравится всем модницам.
Посмотрите небольшое видео от носителя языка об этом фразовом глаголе. Steph расскажет, что после make up нужно использовать какой-то объект, так как это переходный глагол (transitive verb).
Фразы с make up
Фразовый глагол make up можно встретить еще и в комбинации с другими предлогами и словами. Мы предложим вам несколько интересных фраз, которые стоит выучить.
- To make up one’s mind – принимать решение, дословно «сделать свой ум». Если кто-то говорит “My mind is made up” – это значит, что кто-то принял решение и уже не будет менять его.
Come on, make up your mind! – Давай! Принимай решение!
- To make up the leeway – наверстать упущенное. Еще говорят “make up for lost time”. Эта фраза образовалась от слова “leeway” – дрейф корабля. Можно проследить значение фразы по слову leeway: после того, как судно дрейфовало, потребуется время, чтобы наверстать то расстояние, на которое корабль отнесло от заданного курса.
If we start in October, we will have to make up the leeway a lot, since our competitors are way ahead of us. – Если мы начнем в октябре, то нам придется усиленно наверстывать упущенное, так как наши конкуренты далеко впереди нас.
- To make up to someone for doing something / for something – компенсировать кому-то за что-то, восполнить, предлагать что-то хорошее, чтобы человек забыл плохое.
I would like to get the full refund to make up for the faulty vase I bought there. – Я бы хотела получить полный возврат денег в качестве компенсации за бракованную вазу, которую я там купила.
Her boyfriend always buys flowers to make up to her for being late for the dates. – Ее парень всегда покупает цветы как компенсацию ей за то, что он опаздывает на свидания.
Как видите у фразового глагола make up много значений, но есть во всех значениях что-то, что их объединяет: все они направлены на созидание, создание чего-либо. Надеюсь, вам удастся их все запомнить. Для этого советую составить небольшой рассказ о себе, используя make up как можно большее количество раз. Пусть этот рассказ будет неправдоподобным, юмористичным, главное – это поможет вам лучше запомнить значения. А после того как составите рассказ (make up a story), не забудьте решиться (make up your mind) и отправить его в комментарии нам на проверку.
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1 compose, comprise, constitute, form
2 coin, compose, concoct, construct, cook up (informal) create, devise, dream up, fabricate, formulate, frame, hatch, invent, manufacture, originate, trump up, write
3 complete, fill, meet, supply
4 (with)
for atone, balance, compensate, make amends, offset, recompense, redeem, redress, requite
5 bury the hatchet, call it quits, come to terms, compose, forgive and forget, make peace, mend, reconcile, settle, shake hands
6 make up one’s mind choose, come to a decision, decide, determine, make a decision, reach a decision, resolve, settle
7 make up to (informal) chat up (informal) court, curry favour with, flirt with, make overtures to, woo
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make
[7] ( makes 3rd person present) ( making present participle) ( made past tense & past participle ) (PHRASAL VERBS) make for
1 phrasal verb If you make for a place, you move towards it.
He rose from his seat and made for the door. V P n
2 phrasal verb If something makes for another thing, it causes or helps to cause that thing to happen or exist.
INFORMAL A happy parent makes for a happy child. V P n make of phrasal verb If you ask a person what they make of something, you want to know what their impression, opinion, or understanding of it is.
Nancy wasn’t sure what to make of Mick’s apology. V P n make off phrasal verb If you make off, you leave somewhere as quickly as possible, often in order to escape.
They broke free and made off in a stolen car. V P make off with phrasal verb If you make off with something, you steal it and take it away with you.
Masked robbers broke in and made off with $8,000. V P P n make out
1 phrasal verb If you make something out, you manage with difficulty to see or hear it.
I could just make out a tall, pale, shadowy figure tramping through the undergrowth… V P n (not pron)
She thought she heard a name. She couldn’t make it out, though… V n P
I heard the voices, but couldn’t make out what they were saying. V P wh
2 phrasal verb If you try to make something out, you try to understand it or decide whether or not it is true.
(=understand)
I couldn’t make it out at all… V n P
It is hard to make out what criteria are used… V P wh
At first I thought it was an accident, but as far as I can make out, the police consider that’s unlikely. V P
3 phrasal verb If you make outthat something is the case or make something outto be the case, you try to cause people to believe that it is the case.
They were trying to make out that I’d actually done it… V P that
I don’t think it was as glorious as everybody made it out to be… V n P to-inf
He was never half as bad as his teachers made out. V P
4 phrasal verb If you make out a case for something, you try to establish or prove that it is the best thing to do.
You could certainly make out a case for this point of view… V P n (not pron) for/against n, Also V n P
5 phrasal verb When you make out a cheque, receipt, or order form, you write all the necessary information on it.
If you would like to send a donation, you can make a cheque out to Feed the Children… V n P to n
I’m going to make out a receipt for you. V P n (not pron)
6 phrasal verb If two people are making out, they are engaged in sexual activity.
(mainly AM)
INFORMAL …pictures of the couple making out in their underwear on the beach. pl-n V P, Also V P with n make up
1 phrasal verb The people or things that make up something are the members or parts that form that thing.
(=form, constitute)
North Africans make up the largest and poorest immigrant group in the country… V P n (not pron)
Insects are made up of tens of thousands of proteins. be V-ed P of n, Also V n P
2 phrasal verb If you make up something such as a story or excuse, you invent it, sometimes in order to deceive people.
I think it’s very unkind of you to make up stories about him… V P n (not pron)
I’m not making it up. The character exists in real life. V n P
3 phrasal verb If you make yourself up or if someone else makes you up, make-up such as powder or lipstick is put on your face.
She spent too much time making herself up… V n P
She chose Maggie to make her up for her engagement photographs… V n P
I can’t be bothered to make up my face. V P n (not pron)
4 phrasal verb If you make up an amount, you add something to it so that it is as large as it should be.
Less than half of the money that students receive is in the form of grants, and loans have made up the difference… V P n (not pron)
The team had six professionals and made the number up with five amateurs… V n P
For every £100 you invest into a pension plan the Inland Revenue makes it up to £125. V n P to amount
5 phrasal verb If you make up time or hours, you work some extra hours because you have previously taken some time off work.
They’ll have to make up time lost during the strike. V P n (not pron), Also V n P
6 phrasal verb If two people make up or make it up after a quarrel or disagreement, they become friends again.
She came back and they made up… pl-n V P
They never made up the quarrel… pl-n V P n
They should make up with their ex-enemy in the West… V P with n
I’ll make it up with him again. V it P with n, Also pl-n V it P
7 phrasal verb If you make up something such as food or medicine, you prepare it by mixing or putting different things together.
Prepare the souffle dish before making up the souffle mixture. V P n (not pron), Also V n P
8 phrasal verb If you make up a bed, you put sheets and blankets on it so that someone can sleep there.
Her mother made up a bed in her old room. V P n (not pron) make up for phrasal verb To make up for a bad experience or the loss of something means to make the situation better or make the person involved happier.
(=compensate for)
Ask for an extra compensation payment to make up for the stress you have been caused… V P P n make up to phrasal verb If you say that you will make it up to someone, you are promising that you will do something good for them after they have been upset or disappointed, especially by you.
I’ll make it up to you, I promise… V it P P n
I must make it up to him for the awful intrusion of last night. V it P P n for n/-ing, Also V n P P n
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one of the parts that make up a whole machine, system etc. |
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to make amends to someone. |
[US] I’m so sorry. I will do what I can to make it up to you. I will make it up to them. Don’t worry. |
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1. To do something to make amends to one for a transgression against them or some disappointment. |
[US] I’m so sorry for missing your recital. I promise that I’ll make it up to you somehow. I know you’re disappointed about missing the movie, but I’ll make it up to you. |
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make something succeed strongly and rapidly |
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sex up
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make more exciting |
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drop a bomb |
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make a sensational announcement |
[Fig.] E.g.: Today’s newspapers dropped a bomb about the President’s past. |
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make a judgement call |
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take a decision based on one’s subjective conclusions, when objective evidence is not available |
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make no mistake about it |
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phrase meant to emphasize the speaker’s self-assurance |
syn.: you can bet on it; trust me; you can count on it; I’m telling you… |
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to make a detailed plan of |
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to make a good fist of |
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to do sth well |
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a group of people who decide to meet and make purchases at a local business. The aim is both to support it and to meet up with the community. |
Inspired by the phenomenon of flash mobs, which refers to groups of people mobilized by social media to perform entertaining or unusual acts in public, such as choreographies |
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when life gives you lemons, make lemonade! |
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make the best out of a difficult situation ; turn sth negative into a positive. By making sth sweet (lemonade) out of sth bitter (lemon), the phrase encourages to look on the bright side of life even in the face of adversity or misfortune |
When life gives you lemons, make lemonade; but when life gives you melons, you might be dyslexic! |
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jerk smb. around |
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deliberately make things difficult for someone; sabotage |
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beat one’s brain out |
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make a lot of efforts to understand something |
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make an attempt, endeavor, make an effort |
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a bargaining chip |
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something used to make someone do what you want |
We can use the money as a bargaining chip in the negotiations. |
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1
as in to comprise
to be all the substance of
the book is made up of 20 chapters
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as in to devise
to create or think of by clever use of the imagination
she keeps making up excuses as to why she hasn’t yet finished the project
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as in to build
to form by putting together parts or materials
we’ll have to make up the bookcase, which came in a box marked «some assembly required»
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as in cosmetics
preparations intended to beautify the face
she never left the house without applying her makeup and arranging her jewelry
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as in design
the way in which the elements of something (as a work of art) are arranged
the makeup of the memorial is strikingly simple: a single massive globe signifying world unity
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make up
1. verb To compose or constitute. Simple syrup is made up of just sugar and water. Americans believe that the 50 states make up a union that is greater than the sum of its parts.
2. verb To contrive something that is not true or real; to fabricate. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between «make» and «up.» Julie finally admitted to the principal that her turtle did not eat her homework, and that she had made the whole thing up. It turns out that the reporter simply made up the statistics—they had no basis in reality.
3. verb To create something based on one’s imagination. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between «make» and «up.» A: «How did you come up with that character? Is he based on someone you know?» B: «No, I just made him up.» The chef is known for making up dishes using unusual flavor profiles.
4. verb To reconcile or resolve differences. I’m glad to see you two have finally made up. It was awkward with you fighting all the time.
5. verb To construct, assemble, or produce something. I’ll have Janet make up a few packets for you before you leave.
6. verb To apply makeup to someone or oneself. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between «make» and «up.» We’ll need 10 minutes to make her up before she’s ready to go on air. I like to make myself up even if I’m just going out to buy milk—you never know who you’re going to run into. You’ll be amazed at the difference after they make up Hank as the lizard man.
7. verb To complete an activity, especially an exam, that one had previously missed or neglected to do. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between «make» and «up.» I know you were out sick, but you’ll still need to make up this test. I have a lot of work to make up at the office, so I’m going to stay a little late tonight.
8. verb To compensate for a previous discrepancy or transgression. I’m sorry I missed your game. How about I make it up to you with some ice cream? I hope this makes up for last time.
9. verb To order or arrange something; to get something ready for someone’s use. Please be sure to make up her dressing room before she gets here.
10. noun An exam for those who missed the first time it was administered. In this usage, the phrase is usually spelled as one word. I was out sick for the test so I’m going to have to take the makeup.
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. © 2022 Farlex, Inc, all rights reserved.
make (oneself) up
to put makeup on oneself. I have to make up now. I go on stage in ten minutes. I will make myself up. I don’t need your help.
make someone up
to put makeup on someone. You have to make the clowns up before you start on the other characters in the play. Did you make up the clowns?
make something up
1. to redo something; to do something that one has failed to do in the past. Can I make the lost time up? Can I make up the test that I missed?
2. to assemble something. We will ship the parts to China where we will make up the computers with cheap labor. (See also make the bed (up).) Have they finished making up the pages for the next edition of the magazine?
3. to think up something; to make and tell a lie. That’s not true! You just made that up! I didn’t make it up! You made up that story!
4. to mix something up; to assemble something. John: Is my prescription ready? Druggist: No, I haven’t made it up yet. I’ll make up your prescription in a minute.
make up (with someone)
to reconcile with someone; to end a disagreement (with someone). Bill and Max decided to make up. They made up with each other and are now very good friends.
make up something
to constitute something. (See also make something up.) Two chapters make up this volume. Over forty freight cars made up the train.
make up
(to someone)
1. to apologize to someone. It’s too late to make up tome. I think you should go make up to ferry.
2. to try to become friends with someone. Look how the cat is making up to Richard! Jimmy is making up to Donna, and she doesn’t even notice.
make up
to put on makeup. I have to go make up before Joe comes to pick me up.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
make it up
make up
1. Put together, construct or compose, as in The druggist made up the prescription, or The tailor said he could make up a suit from this fabric. This usage was first recorded in 1530.
2. Constitute, form, as in One hundred years make up a century. [Late 1500s]
3. Change one’s appearance; apply cosmetics. For example, He made himself up as an old man. [c. 1800]
4. Devise a fiction or falsehood; invent. For example, Mary is always making up stories for her children, or Is that account true or did you make it up? This usage was first recorded in 1828.
5. Compensate for, provide for a deficiency, as in Can you make up the difference in the bill? or What he lacks in height he makes up in skill. This usage was first recorded in 1538. Also see make up for lost time.
6. Repeat a course, take a test or do an assignment at a later time because of previous absence or failure. For example, Steve will have to make up calculus this summer, or The professor is letting me make up the exam tomorrow.
7. Also, make it up. Resolve a quarrel, as in The Sweeneys argue a lot but they always make up before going to sleep, or Will you two ever make it up? The first usage was first recorded in 1699, the variant in 1669.
8. Put in order, as in We asked them to make up the room for us, or Can you make up another bed in this room? [Early 1800s] Also see the subsequent idioms beginning with make up.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. Copyright © 2003, 1997 by The Christine Ammer 1992 Trust. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
make up
v.
1. To constitute or form something: Ten years make up a decade. The committee is made up of scientists and politicians.
2. To put something together; construct, arrange, or compose something: The doctor made up a prescription for my cough. We can make a bed up in the living room if you’d like to stay.
3. To prepare or alter one’s appearance by applying cosmetics: The makeup artist made up the actor and sent him on to wardrobe. After she made herself up, she put on her dress and went downstairs.
4. To devise some fiction or falsehood; invent something: If you don’t know any scary stories, just make one up. I didn’t want to go to the party, so I made up an excuse.
5. To compensate for something, such as a previous debt or bad behavior: They didn’t charge me the right amount last month, but made up the difference in this month’s bill. I’m sorry I forgot your birthday—I’ll make it up to you by taking you out to dinner.
6. To take some examination or course again or at a later time because of previous absence or failure: When will you make up the exam that you missed? If you fail the course, you must make it up over the summer.
7. To resolve a quarrel or conflict: My husband and I often fight about money, but we always make up right away. I made up with my sister after several years of not speaking to her.
8. make up to To make ingratiating or fawning overtures to someone: I have seen you make up to the boss, hoping to get a promotion.
9. To set something in order: I’ll make up the bedroom before the guests arrive. We made the room up with clean linens and fresh flowers.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Phrasal Verbs. Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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