Vocabulary – Collocations: DO versus MAKE 2
- FIXED EXPRESSIONS WITH MAKE OR DO.
To make things even easier for you, here’s a list of collocations with MAKE or DO.
DO | MAKE |
anything
an assignment badly one’s best a burp business chores a course a crossword damage a dance the dishes / the washing up a drawing one’s duty everything an exam exercise (for instance, running) an exercise (math exercises) a fart a favor / favour the gardening good one’s hair harm homework housework the ironing a job the laundry / the washing nothing one’s nails a painting paperwork right (the right thing) a project research the rest a service the shopping something well one’s work one’s worst wrong (the wrong thing)
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advances
alterations amends an announcement an appointment arrangements an attempt one’s bed believe a bet breakfast a cake a call certain a change a choice clear a comment a complaint a confession a connection a cup of coffee / tea a date a decision a demand a difference dinner a discovery an effort an error an escape / one’s escape an exception an excuse a face faces famous a fire a fool of oneself fun of someone a fortune a friend a fuss an impression inquiries a joke a journey a line a list a living a loss love lunch a mess one’s mind up a mistake money move a noise an observation an offer a pass at someone a phone call a plan a point a prediction a profit a promise a remark a reservation room sales a scene sense a sound someone rich someone smile a sandwich a speech a statement a suggestion sure time trouble a visit war one’s way |
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