make something of

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make something of yourself also make something of your life

to achieve success I want to make something of myself so that my family will be proud of me. She worked hard in school, hoping she could make something of her life.

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make odd bedfellows make oneself at home make oneself conspicuous make oneself heard make oneself miserable make oneself scarce make or break make out like a bandit make out of nothing make overtures about doing make peace with make position clear make presence felt make ready to make room make rounds make scarce make seem like a picnic make sense make sense of make sheep's eyes at make short work of make sick make sit up and take notice make skin crawl make something of make something out of nothing make stick make sure make the arrangements make the bed make the best of make the best of a bad job make the best of a bad situation make the fur fly make the grade make the most of make the right noises make the rounds make the scapegoat for make the scene make the team make tick make time make time for make to order make toes curl make tracks make trouble make up a foursome make up for lost time			make sick make sightless make sit up and take notice make skin crawl make skin crawl make skin crawl make skin crawl make skin crawl make smaller make so bold make so bold make so bold as make so bold as make so bold as to do make so bold as to do something make solemn make solemn affirmation make solid Make Some Noise make someone a trustee of make someone mad make someone over make someone sick at heart make someone's bed make someone's hair curl make someone's skin crawl make something a practice Make Something Cool Every Day make something from scratch make something good make something of make something out of nothing make something over Make Something People Want make something right Make Something Unreal Contest Make Something Up make sorrowful make sound make sport of make stable make steadfast make steady make stick make strange bedfellows make strong make submissive make subordinate make subservient make suitable make supplication make sure make sure make sure make sure make sure again make swollen Make Tailgating Yours

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