make arrangements for

Idioms

Plan or prepare for someone or something, as in Who is making all the arrangements for our sales meeting? This expression employs arrangements in the sense of “measures or preparations for a particular purpose,” a usage dating from the late 1700s.

Example Sentences

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Some parents interviewed by The Times on Wednesday were not aware a strike was looming and that they’d have to make arrangements for child care.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026

On Wednesday the council advised evacuated residents to "please make arrangements for your pets to stay with friends and family".

From BBC • Feb. 22, 2024

For some, the first hurdle is the most agonizing: waiting for the two funeral homes to get up and running so they can make arrangements for relatives who were killed.

From New York Times • Mar. 27, 2023

The CyBC said the Holy Synod – the church’s highest decision-making body – will convene to make arrangements for the funeral to which other Orthodox Church leaders will be invited.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 6, 2022

“All right, you can sit down and wait while we make arrangements for your housing.”

From "First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers" by Loung Ung

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