make+bad
81make matters worse — make matters/things/worse phrase used for talking about something that makes a bad situation worse These new crops are making matters worse by destroying traditional agriculture. Thesaurus: to make something worsesynonym …
82make things worse — make matters/things/worse phrase used for talking about something that makes a bad situation worse These new crops are making matters worse by destroying traditional agriculture. Thesaurus: to make something worsesynonym …
83make a better fist of something — make a better, good, poor, etc. fist of sth idiom (BrE, old fashioned, informal) to make a good, bad, etc. attempt to do sth Main entry: ↑fistidiom …
84Bad Girls (1996 novel) — Bad Girls is a British children s novel by Jacqueline Wilson first published in 1996. It achieved position 117 in the Big Read poll to find the U.K. s best loved books.Plot summary10 year old Mandy White is mercilessly tormented at school by… …
85bad news for — bad/terrible/horrible/etc news for phrase likely to make things worse for someone or something The election result is terrible news for social welfare programs. Thesaurus: causing problems and disagreementsynonym Main entry …
86make up (the) leeway — Brit. struggle out of a bad position, especially by recovering lost time. → leeway …
87make no bones about something — make no bones about (something) to say clearly what you think or feel about something. He made no bones about how bad he thought the food was …
88make no bones about — (something) to say clearly what you think or feel about something. He made no bones about how bad he thought the food was …
89make up leeway — ► make up (the) leeway Brit. struggle out of a bad position by recovering lost time. Main Entry: ↑leeway …
90make up the leeway — ► make up (the) leeway Brit. struggle out of a bad position by recovering lost time. Main Entry: ↑leeway …
