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Making the Band

ABCMidseason debut; on hiatusFriday 9:00–9:30 p.m. A hybrid of The Real World, The Monkees, and Behind the Music, Making the Band is the verite series in which a boy band is actually…

Brewer's: Make

What make you here? What do you want? What are you come here for? A French phrase: “Que faites-vous ici?” “Now, sir, what make you here?” —Shakespeare: As You Like It, i. 1. Source:…

Laurie Makes Mischief, and Jo Makes Peace

Laurie Makes Mischief, and Jo Makes PeaceJo's face was a study next day, for the secret rather weighed upon her, and she found it hard not to look mysterious and important. Meg observed it,…

And Baby Makes 300?

Prolific fathers provide new twist to "all in the family" Highest U.S. Birthrates   State Birthrate* Utah Texas Arizona California…

Make Sense of Scholarships

by Roxana Hadad, FastWeb.com Scholarship dollars come from sources as diverse as the students who receive them. An understanding of who's giving away this money for college will help you…

Brewer's: Make away with

(To). To squander; to put out of the way; to murder. The French verb défaire is used sometimes in a similar way; as, “Il tâcha de se défaire secrètement de ses pariers.” Make away with…

Brewer's: Make the Door

(To). To make it fast by shutting and bolting it. We still say, “Have you made my room?”- i.e. made it tidy. Similarly, to “make the bed” is to arrange it fit for use. “Why at this time…

Brewer's: Make Eyes at

(To). To flirt with the eyes. “Oculis venari” (See Cast.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Make Mountains of MolehillsMake Bricks without Straw A B C D E…

Brewer's: Make a hand of

or on (To). To slay, destroy, waste, or spoil. “So when I came to myself again, I' cried him mercy: but he said, `I know not to show mercy;' and with that knockt me down again. He had,…

Brewer's: Make a Hit

(To). To succeed unexpectedly in an adventure or speculation. (See Hit.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Make a Virtue of NecessityMake a hand of A B C D…