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mackerel
( ˈmækrəl See: HOLY CATS or HOLY MACKEREL.)
mad about
( {adj. phr.} 1. Angry about. * /What is Harriet so mad about?/ 2. Enthusiastic about. * /Dan is mad about pop music./)
mad as a March hare
( See: MAD AS A HATTER. {adj. phr.} Not able to think right; crazy. * /Anyone who thinks the moon is made of green cheese is mad as a hatter./)
mad as a wet hen
( {adj. phr.}, In a fighting mood; very angry. * /When my father sees the dent in his fender, he'll be mad as a hornet./ * /Bill was mad as hops when the fellows went on without him./ * Далее…
mad as hops
( See: MAD AS A HORNET.)
made of money
( {adj. phr.} Very rich; wealthy. * /Mr. Jones buys his children everything they want. He must be made of money./ Compare: MONEY TO BURN.)
made to order
( {adj. phr.} 1. Made specially in the way the buyer wants instead of all the same in large amounts; made especially for the buyer. * /Mr. Black's clothes were all made to order./ Compare: Далее…
made up out of whole cloth
( See: OUT OF WHOLE CLOTH.)
magic carpet
( {n.} 1. A rug said to be able to transport a person through the air to any place he wishes. * /The caliph of Baghdad flew on his magic carpet to Arabia./ 2. Any form of transportation that Далее…
maiden speech
( {n. phr.} One's first public speech, usually before some legislative body. * /It was the new congressman's maiden speech and everyone was listening very keenly./)
maiden voyage
( {n. phr.} The first voyage of a boat. * /The Titanic sank on her maiden voyage to America from England./)
mail order
( ˈmeɪlˌɔ:də {n. phr.} A purchase made by mail. * /If you don't have a chance to go to a store, you can sometimes make a purchase by mail order./)
main
( ̈ɪmeɪn See: IN THE MAIN, WITH MIGHT AND MAIN.)
main drag
( {n.}, 1. The most important street or thoroughfare in a town. * /Lincoln Avenue is the main drag of our town./ 2. The street where the dope pushers and the prostitutes are. * /Wells Далее…
main squeeze
( {n.}, 1. The top ranking person in an organization or in a neighborhood; an important person, such as one's boss. * /Mr. Bronchard is the main squeeze in this office./ 2. The top person Далее…
majority leader
( {n.} The leader of the political party with the most votes in a legislative house. * /The majority leader of the House of Representatives tried to get the members of his party to support Далее…
make
( meɪk See: ALL WORK AND NO PLAY MAKES JACK A DULL BOY, HAVE IT MADE, MANY HANDS MAKE LIGHT WORK, ON THE MAKE.)
make a beeline for
( {v. phr.} To go in a straight line toward. * /The runner made a beeline for first base./ * /When the bell rang Ted made a beeline for the door of the classroom./)
make a big deal about
( {v. phr.}, To exaggerate an insignificant event. * /Jeff said, "I'm sorry I banged into you in the dark. Don't make a big deal out of it."/)
make a clean breast of
( {v. phr.} To admit (your guilt); tell all about (your wrong doing); confess everything. * /The police caught the hit-and-run driver and he made a clean breast of his crime./ * /Arthur Далее…
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