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make with

British  

verb

  1. slang (intr, preposition) to proceed with the doing, showing, etc, of

    make with the music

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

make with Idioms  
  1. Use, concern oneself with, as in Why are you making with that strange outfit? or Let's go—make with the feet! This expression is a translation of the Yiddish mach mit. [Slang; first half of 1900s]


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The FDA advisory committee will consider whether to include the seven peptides on a list of drug substances that compounding pharmacies can make with a prescription.

From Barron's Jun. 16, 2026

“Sometimes it’s liquid & sometimes it has a jelly-like consistency, save it and freeze it and put it into the stock you make with the bones. It will give the broth a nice richness.”

From Salon May 30, 2026

But that’s actually not the biggest mistake you can make with AI at work, according to Aneesh Raman, chief economic-opportunity officer at LinkedIn.

From MarketWatch Apr. 11, 2026

“All that stuff is under NDA. All that stuff is under IP,” he adds, nodding to the legal agreements contractors make with the studio.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 3, 2026

Grandma insisted on finishing the soup and side dishes she was going to make with the bean sprouts, and then changed her clothes and did her hair and makeup.

From "Finding Junie Kim" by Ellen Oh

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