make arrangements for

Idioms  

1. 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.

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make arrangements for

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

The judge agreed to give Richmond time to make arrangements for his son’s care while he is in jail.

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 30, 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

“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