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What does this phrasal verb mean "to make for"? Is it an idiom?


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What does this phrasal verb mean "to make for"? Is it an idiom? #1 (permalink) Wed Nov 17, 2004 6:47 am   What does this phrasal verb mean "to make for"? Is it an idiom?
 

Test No. incompl/elem-20 "Where am I?", question 6

Now, where are you ......... for?

(a) doing
(b) going
(c) driving
(d) making

Test No. incompl/elem-20 "Where am I?", answer 6

Now, where are you making for?

Correct answer: (d) making

Your answer was: incorrect
Now, where are you driving for?
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Make for #2 (permalink) Wed Nov 17, 2004 7:52 am   Make for
 

Because when you are making for a destination you are going there. To make for is a phrasal verb and means to move towards to.
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What does this phrasal verb mean "to make for"? Is it an idiom? #3 (permalink) Thu Nov 13, 2008 12:33 pm   What does this phrasal verb mean "to make for"? Is it an idiom?
 

Why not 'going' for, and why 'making' for, Please explain.

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What does this phrasal verb mean "to make for"? Is it an idiom? #4 (permalink) Thu Nov 13, 2008 13:22 pm   What does this phrasal verb mean "to make for"? Is it an idiom?
 

Hi Fatima,

'Making for' means going to a particular place as in: We are making for Paris and hope to reach there by this evening.

'Going for' means trying for something or trying to attain something as in: She is going for a gold medal in the next Olympics.

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What does this phrasal verb mean "to make for"? Is it an idiom? #5 (permalink) Tue Nov 18, 2008 16:07 pm   What does this phrasal verb mean "to make for"? Is it an idiom?
 

THANK YOU ALAN, for clarifying that out, i was really confused on this one Smile
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What does this phrasal verb mean "to make for"? Is it an idiom? #6 (permalink) Thu Nov 27, 2008 12:57 pm   What does this phrasal verb mean "to make for"? Is it an idiom?
 

Hi

Why going is not correct?

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What does this phrasal verb mean "to make for"? Is it an idiom? #7 (permalink) Thu Nov 27, 2008 13:00 pm   What does this phrasal verb mean "to make for"? Is it an idiom?
 

Because you don't use the verb going in connection with the preposition 'for' when you want to know where a person is going. You can say 'where are you going to' but not 'where are you going for'?
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What does this phrasal verb mean "to make for"? Is it an idiom? #8 (permalink) Mon Mar 02, 2009 22:00 pm   What does this phrasal verb mean "to make for"? Is it an idiom?
 

why is driving for incorrect?
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What does this phrasal verb mean "to make for"? Is it an idiom? #9 (permalink) Tue Mar 03, 2009 7:58 am   What does this phrasal verb mean "to make for"? Is it an idiom?
 

Because you can say 'Where are you driving to' but not 'Where are you driving for'.
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What does this phrasal verb mean "to make for"? Is it an idiom? #10 (permalink) Thu Mar 12, 2009 23:51 pm   What does this phrasal verb mean "to make for"? Is it an idiom?
 

hi teachers
we can say that "we are making for college/office"
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What does this phrasal verb mean "to make for"? Is it an idiom? #11 (permalink) Mon Jun 01, 2009 17:14 pm   What does this phrasal verb mean "to make for"? Is it an idiom?
 

Thanks Alan! I've got one more phrasal verb! I didn't know "make for" means "move towards"!
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What does this phrasal verb mean "to make for"? Is it an idiom? #12 (permalink) Tue Jun 09, 2009 21:13 pm   What does this phrasal verb mean "to make for"? Is it an idiom?
 

Hi!
Where I can find out more information about this topic??
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What does this phrasal verb mean "to make for"? Is it an idiom? #13 (permalink) Thu Aug 27, 2009 9:35 am   What does this phrasal verb mean "to make for"? Is it an idiom?
 

Hey, now it has become my personal phrase ... Mum we should sleep early because tommorow we are to make for
morning walk.
please tell me if these sentences are up to the mark "this evening I am to make for a seminar, my best friend is to make for a concert or party this saturday.
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What does this phrasal verb mean "to make for"? Is it an idiom? #14 (permalink) Thu Oct 01, 2009 20:06 pm   What does this phrasal verb mean "to make for"? Is it an idiom?
 

Thanks alan

for explaination.
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Can you help me plz #15 (permalink) Fri Oct 02, 2009 13:43 pm   Can you help me please
 

Hi
Kindly correct me in the following sentence
"I refused to accept an invitation at such a short notice?"(when i was so busy and not in a position to attend a pary)or

"I refused to accept an invitation for my busyness."

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