Phrases & Expressions

To propose an idea or plan for consideration.

• Can you make a suggestion for the menu?
• He made a helpful suggestion about the project.

To stop arguing or fighting and become friends again.

• The two countries decided to make peace.
• It's time to make peace with your past.

To make polite conversation about unimportant things.

• He finds it hard to make small talk.
• We made small talk while waiting.

To cause difficulties or problems for someone.

• He's always making trouble for his boss.
• Don't make trouble for yourself.

To move aside to let someone or something pass.

• Make way for the emergency vehicles!
• The crowd made way for the parade.

To take part in a race of 42 kilometres.

• He has run a marathon every year for ten years.
• Training to run a marathon takes months.

To use all the fuel, so that a vehicle or aircraft has none left.

• The car might run out of fuel if we don't stop soon.
• The spaceship was in danger of running out of fuel.

To begin a journey by sea.

• The ship set sail for distant lands.
• They set sail early in the morning.

A paddle with only one blade, used mainly in canoes.

• He paddled the canoe with a single blade.
• Kayaks usually have a double blade, not a single blade.

To divide the cost of something, such as a meal, between two or more people.

• We decided to split the bill between the four of us.
• Let's split the bill for the taxi.