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A good beginning
makes
a good ending
A legend in the
making
A marriage
made
in heaven
A match
made
in heaven
A-1
makes
hamburgers taste like steakburgers ( A-1 Steak Sauce advertising slogan )
Absence
makes
the heart grow fonder
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Adversity
makes
strange bedfellows
All work and no play
makes
Jack a dull boy
And adversity
makes
strange bedfellows
And baby
makes
three
As sure as God
made
little green apples
As you make your bed so must you lie on it
Attack is the best
form
of defence
Bad
form
Beecham's pills make all the difference ( Beecham's Pills advertising slogan )
Before you make up your mind, open it ( Irish Independent advertising slogan )
Bent out of
shape
Body painting ( a
form
of painting that uses the human body as a canvas )
Boomerang
effect
Boy
made
good
Build
A Better Life By Stealing Office Supplies ( Dilbert )
Build
a better mousetrap and the world will beat a path to your door
Build
bridges
Build
for the future
Build
up your hopes
Buy Opera today And make this banner go away ( Opera advertising slogan )
Can't make head or tail of it
Castles
made
of sand fall into the sea eventually
Cause
a stir
Cause
and
effect
Cause
celebre
Cause
for concern
Clothes maketh the man
Coffee Crisp
makes
a nice light snack ( Coffee Crisp advertising slogan )
Coin a phrase
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Couldn't make head or tail of it
Court of last resort ( a legal court from which no further appeals may be
made
)
Create
a storm ( Monsoon advertising slogan )
Cringe
making
Crunch all you want, we'll make more ( Doritos advertising slogan )
Custom
made
Cut a wide swathe ( make a pompous display )
Deal
maker
Details make the difference
Do you want a
shape
like a bra? Or do you want a
shape
like a woman? ( Warner's Body Bra advertising slogan )
Does it make sense to jump out of a warm bed into a cold cereal? ( Quaker Oats advertising slogan )
Doesn't make a blind bit of difference
Domino
effect
Don't make a big production out of it
Don't make a federal case of it
Don't make a peep
Don't make waves
Early to bed and early to rise
makes
a man healthy wealthy and wise
Earn
an honest penny
Earn
your corn
Earn
your stripes
Empty vessels make the most noise
Enough to make a cat laugh
Enough to make the angels weep
Enough to make you sick
Enough to make your hair curl
Face your
maker
Fake it till you make it
Figure painting ( a
form
of painting in which the human body is the subject )
First footing (
making
a round of visits at New Year )
For years we've been
making
our products as if lives depend on them ( Squib drug products advertising slogan )
Form
follows function
Form
is temporary, class is permanent
Free
form
Get a gold star (
earn
a merit point for doing well )
Get in
shape
Get into
shape
Get ready to rumble (
prepare
to fight or do battle )
Get your family into Shape, without them even noticing ( St. Ivel Yogurt advertising slogan )
Go ahead, make my day ( A catchphrase from Sudden Impact )
Go on punk make my day
Good fences make good neighbours
Got it
made
Graded grains make finer flour ( Homepride Flour advertising slogan )
Greenhouse
effect
Hard cases make bad law
Haste
makes
waste
Have it
made
He
makes
my flesh crawl
He
makes
my flesh creep
He
makes
my skin crawl
He
makes
my skin creep
Hey Jude, Don't Make It Bad ( The Beatles song lyric )
History in the
making
Home
maker
How does the wireless industry make you feel? ( Sprint PCS advertising slogan )
I love deadlines. I love the whooshing noise they make as they go by ( Douglas Adams quotation )
I never forget a face, but in your case I'll be glad to make an exception ( Groucho Marx line )
I will make you fishers of men
I'll buy you a diamond ring my friend if it
makes
you feel alright ( The Beatles song lyric )
I'll make it my business
I'm going to make him an offer he can't refuse ( The Godfather )
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I'm not
made
of money
If God did not exist, it would be necessary to
invent
him
If it
makes
you happy; do it
If life deals you lemons
made
lemonade
If you
build
it they will come
If you don't make mistakes you don't make anything
Imitation is the sincerest
form
of flattery
In
effect
In fine
form
Intercity
makes
the going easy ( British Rail advertising slogan )
It Takes People Like You To Make People Like Me ( Buck Owens song )
It don't make no nevermind
It is not a lack of love, but a lack of friendship that
makes
unhappy marriages ( Friedrich Nietzsche quotation )
It
makes
my blood boil
It
makes
you feel like the man you are ( Buick advertising slogan )
It
makes
you think
It takes 40 dumb animals to make a fur coat, but only one to wear it
It takes a tough man to make a tender chicken ( Perdue Farms advertising slogan )
It takes all sorts to make a world
It's the empty can that
makes
the most noise
It's the things that make you go Mmmmm ( Macdonalds advertising slogan )
Just
cause
Keep in
shape
Ketchup bottle
effect
Kiss and make up
Knock into
shape
Know how many beans make five
Land of make believe
Landscape painting ( a
form
of painting in which the natural world is the subject )
Let me make one thing perfectly clear
Let's make things better ( Philips advertising slogan )
Lick into
shape
Life is what happens to you while you're busy
making
other plans ( John Lennon quotation )
Life is what you make it
Like mother used to make
Little boxes
made
of ticky tacky
Lost
cause
Love
makes
the world go round
Made
especially to prevent sore throats ( Craven 'A' Cigarettes advertising slogan )
Made
for each other
Made
from beer ( Carlton Draught advertising slogan )
Made
in Scotland from girders ( Irn Bru advertising slogan )
Made
in the shade
Made
the American Way ( Miller High Life advertising slogan )
Made
to make your mouth water ( Opal Fruits advertising slogan )
Made
to measure
Made
up
Made
you laugh
Make 7-up yours ( 7-Up advertising slogan )
Make Your Own Kind Of Music ( Mama Cass Elliot song )
Make a back
Make a balls of something
Make a beeline for
Make a bid for
Make a bolt for the door
Make a break for it
Make a bundle of money
Make a clean break
Make a clean breast of it
Make a complete fool of yourself
Make a date
Make a day of it
Make a deal with the devil
Make a difference
Make a face
Make a fool of yourself
Make a fresh start
Make a fuss
Make a go of it
Make a good fist of it
Make a good job of it
Make a hash of it
Make a killing
Make a list; check it twice
Make a man out of you
Make a meal of it
Make a monkey out of him
Make a mountain out of a molehill
Make a move on
Make a name for yourself
Make a pass at
Make a pig of yourself
Make a pitch
Make a pitch for
Make a play for
Make a rod for your own back
Make a sale
Make a scene ( causing a disturbance )
Make a song and dance about
Make a spectacle of yourself
Make a splash
Make a virtue out of a necessity
Make a world of difference
Make allowances
Make amends
Make an ass of yourself
Make an entrance
Make an example of
Make an exhibition of yourself
Make an honest woman of
Make believe
Make bold
Make contact
Make do
Make do and mend
Make ends meet
Make every day a McDonalds Day ( McDonald's advertising slogan )
Make eyes at
Make fast
Make first base
Make free with
Make friends
Make fun of
Make giant strides
Make good
Make good time
Make good your escape
Make great play of
Make haste
Make haste slowly
Make hay
Make hay while the sun shines
Make heavy weather of
Make history
Make inquiries
Make it big
Make it rain
Make it snappy
Make it so ( A catchphrase from Star Trek )
Make it up
Make life difficult
Make light of
Make light work of
Make like a banana and split
Make like a tree and leave
Make little of
Make love
Make love not war
Make magic
Make matters worse
Make me beautiful
Make mention of
Make merry
Make mincemeat out of
Make mine Moxie ( Moxie soda advertising slogan )
Make mine a double
Make mischief
Make my day
Make nice
Make no bones about
Make no mistake
Make no secret of
Make off with
Make old bones
Make one's hackles rise
Make out
Make over
Make poverty history
Make ready
Make room
Make sail
Make sense of
Make sheep's eyes at
Make short work of
Make some noise
Make someone happy with a phone call ( British Telecom advertising slogan )
Make someone's toes curl
Make the best of a bad job
Make the cut
Make the feathers fly
Make the grade
Make the most of it
Make the scene
Make the team
Make tracks
Make trouble
Make up
Make up for lost time
Make war
Make waves
Make way
Make welcome
Make whoopee
Make your bed and lie in it
Make your fortune
Make your head spin
Make your mark
Make your move
Make your way
Make yourself at home
Make yourself heard ( Ericsson advertising slogan )
Make yourself scarce
Make-up to make love in ( Mary Quant advertising slogan )
Makes
red blood! ( Grape-Nuts advertising slogan )
Makes
sensible buying simple ( Access Credit Card advertising slogan )
Makes
you feel human again ( Solpadeine advertising slogan )
Makes
your hair stands on end
Making
smoking 'safe' for smokers ( Bonded Tobacco Company advertising slogan )
Making
the sky the best place on Earth ( Air France advertising slogan )
Making
the unmissable, unmissable ( BBC advertising slogan )
Many a mickle
makes
a muckle
Many hands make light work
Marriages are
made
in heaven
Martyr to the
cause
Meet your
maker
Might
makes
right
Mischief
making
Mistakes have been
made
Money
makes
money
Money
makes
the world go round
Mr Kipling does make exceedingly good cakes ( Mr Kipling Cakes advertising slogan )
Nine tailors make a man
No one can make you feel inferior without your consent ( Eleanor Roosevelt quotation )
Nobody
Makes
Your Day Like McDonald's Can ( McDonald's advertising slogan )
Not everything in black and white
makes
sense ( Guinness advertising slogan )
On the make
One swallow doesn't make a summer
One year's seeds make seven year weeds
Placebo
effect
Portrait painting ( a
form
of painting in which the human face is the subject )
Practice
makes
perfect
Prepare
for the worst
Prepare
the ground
Prepare
to rock
Prepare
to want one ( Hyundai advertising slogan )
Prime condition ( in perfect
shape
)
Produce
range
Put the make on
Rebel Without A
Cause
( James Dean movie )
Rubber bullet ( a bullet
made
of rubber or plastic and used for riot control )
Rules are
made
to be broken
Sarcasm is the lowest
form
of wit
Schlitz the beer that
made
Milwaukee famous ( Schlitz Beer advertising slogan )
Shape
up or ship out
Ship
shape
and Bristol fashion
Side
effect
Sound
effect
Stand before your
maker
Sticks and snails and puppy dog's tails that's what little boys are
made
of ( line from nursery rhyme )
Still life ( a
form
of painting in which inanimate objects are the subject )
Such stuff as dreams are
made
on
Sugar and spice and all things nice that's what little girls are
made
of ( line from nursery rhyme )
Tailor
made
Take a bath in the dark tonight and let the water make love to your skin ( Lavin Perfumes & Soaps advertising slogan )
Take
shape
Tetley make teabags make tea ( Tetley Tea advertising slogan )
That which does not kill us
makes
us stronger ( Friedrich Nietzsche quotation )
That's
made
my day
The Axe
effect
( Axe deodorant advertising slogan )
The Beer that
Made
Milwaukee Famous ( Schlitz advertising slogan )
The Delia
Effect
( increase in sales of food ingredients featured on Delia Smith's cookery shows )
The Devil
made
me do it
The Lynx
effect
( Lynx deodorant advertising slogan )
The Queen of Hearts she
made
some tarts all on a summer's day ( line from nursery rhyme )
The beer that
made
Milwaukee jealous ( Mexican Brewery advertising slogan )
The butterfly
effect
The mainspring in a Bulova is
made
to last 256 years or 146 leather straps - whichever comes first ( Bulova Watches advertising slogan )
The mind is its own place, and in itself, can make a Heav'n of Hell, a Hell of Heav'n ( from a poem by Milton )
The one and only cereal that comes in the
shape
of animals ( Crispy Critters advertising slogan )
The priceless ingredient of every product is the honor and integrity of its
maker
( Squib drug products advertising slogan )
The road isn't built that can make it breathe hard! ( Chevrolet advertising slogan )
The
shape
of things to come
Things that make you go 'mmm' ( McDonald's advertising slogan )
Throw a
shape
To assume
makes
an ass out of u and me
To make a long story short
To make that tough job easier - you deserve M&M candy ( M&Ms advertising slogan )
Together we make a great team ( Midland Bank advertising slogan )
Triple play ( A baseball expression denoting the act of
making
three outs during the same play )
Two and two make five
Two and two make four
Two blacks don't make a white
Two wrongs don't make a right
War eagle ( the golden eagle - used by Native Americans to make headdresses )
We
build
excitement ( Pontiac advertising slogan )
We have to
earn
our wings every day ( Eastern Airlines advertising slogan )
We have ways of
making
you talk
We make it simple ( Honda advertising slogan )
We make money the old fashioned way, we
earn
it ( Smith Barney advertising slogan )
We make things that bring people closer ( Western Electrics advertising slogan )
We make things that make communications work ( Lucent Technologies advertising slogan )
We won't make a drama out of a crisis ( Commercial Union advertising slogan )
Weekends were
made
for Michelob ( Michelob Beer advertising slogan )
What
Makes
You Beautiful ( One Direction song )
When better automobiles are built, Buick will
build
them ( Buick advertising slogan )
Wind someone up ( deliberately draw attention to something that will
create
agitation )
Won't make a pom tiddly ( Swan Light advertising slogan )
You Make Me Feel Like A Natural Woman ( Carole King song )
You can lead a horse to water but you can't make it drink
You can lead a whore to culture but you can't make her think
You can't make a silk purse from a sow's ear
You can't make an omelette without breaking eggs
You can't make bricks without straw
You couldn't make it up
You know it
makes
sense ( A catchphrase from Only Fools And Horses )
You know it
makes
sense ( Road Safety Campaign advertising slogan )
You
made
your bed, now lie in it
You
made
your own luck
You make your bed, you sleep in it
You only get one chance to make a first impression
You've
made
an old man very happy